Jenny Valentine

Jenny Valentine

  • 5 stars across 19 books

 Jenny Valentine moved house every two years when she was growing up. She has just moved house again, probably not for the last time. She worked in a wholefood shop in Primrose Hill for fifteen years where she met many extraordinary people and sold more organic loaves than there are words in her first novel. She has also worked as a teaching assistant and a jewellery maker. She studied English Literature at Goldsmiths College, which almost put her off reading but not quite.
 Jenny is married to a singer/songwriter and has two children. Finding Violet Park is her first novel.

 
29th April 2021

A Girl Called Joy: Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week

'A delight for its warmth and humour, but principally because the writing is alive and stunning.’ The Sunday Times Child... MoreA Girl Called Joy: Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week

(12 reviews) Review
7th June 2012

Iggy and Me and the New Baby

More adventures of the irrepressible Iggy as told by her sister Flo, by Jenny Valentine, winner of the Guardian Children... MoreIggy and Me and the New Baby

(2 reviews) Review
2nd April 2020

Hello Now

A beautifully moving, exquisite and utterly original love story from Carnegie-shortlisted author Jenny Valentine – for 1... MoreHello Now

(2 reviews) Review
6th June 2024

Us in the Before and After

A tear-jerking, heart-breakingly beautiful novel from the award-winning Jenny Valentine, perfect for fans of Adam Silver... MoreUs in the Before and After

(2 reviews) Review
14th April 2022

Planet Joy

For readers aged 9+ comes the third book in a sparkling series about family, friends and finding the joy in life! From G... MorePlanet Joy

(2 reviews) Review
3rd September 2009

Iggy and Me

The first of a new series of young fiction by Jenny Valentine, winner of the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize for her d... MoreIggy and Me

(1 review) Review
19th August 2021

Love From Joy

For readers aged 9+ comes the second book in a sparkling new series about family, friends and finding the joy in life! F... MoreLove From Joy

(1 review) Review
3rd July 2025

The Unfamous Diaries of Daisy Brewster: The Frenemies

A sparkling new series of middle grade diaries in the vein of Lottie Brooks and Dork Diaries, with a celebrity hookDaisy... MoreThe Unfamous Diaries of Daisy Brewster: The Frenemies

(1 review) Review
5th August 2010

The Double Life of Cassiel Roadnight

Two boys. One identity. He can change his life if he says yes… An explosive new mystery from the award-winning... MoreThe Double Life of Cassiel Roadnight

(0 reviews) Review
2nd July 2015

Fire Colour One

A bold and brilliant novel about love, lies and redemption, from award-winning author, Jenny Valentine – one of the grea... MoreFire Colour One

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