We're inviting you to send in questions to author Lisa Jewell this week. Lisa is a novelist whose first novel, Ralph's Party was the bestselling debut of 1999. She is the author of a further seven Sunday Times bestselling novels, including 31 Dream Street which won the Melissa Nathan Award for Comedy Romance.
Lisa is best known for her warm, believable characters and emotionally compelling storylines. Her books tend to examine the issues which surround our modern, busy everyday lives. In After the Party (the sequel to Ralph's Party) Lisa wrote about the reality of juggling jobs, marriage and motherhood, and how cracks in the best marriages can form under those pressures. The Truth About Melody Browne examined identity and belonging through a secret past unlocked by a hypnotherapist.
Her latest novel, The Making of Us asks different questions about birth and identity, examining the themes of surrogacy and sperm donation from the viewpoint of a woman who cannot conceive, a male donor who is dying without ever having met the children he fathered, and the children themselves linked by the secrets which surround their birth. The Making of Us was recently one of Mumsnet giveaway books so if you received a copy and have had chance to read, do post a question to Lisa or pass on your thoughts.
Send in a question to Lisa before the end of Tuesday 5th and you'll be entered into a draw to win one of three sets of After The Party and The Truth about Melody Brown. We'll link to the answers on 14th June.