The Mail on Sunday (7th Dec) featured Jane Shemilt, documenting her incredible success story and naming Daughter “the surprise hit of 2014“…

…Interviewed by John Walsh, Jane discusses the ideas behind her immensely successful debut novel, and what led her “to being an overnight sensation“.

Jane, a former GP, explains that the way some of her patients responded to grief and loss became “a theme to explore” in her writing.

Offering her best advice for aspiring writers, Jane urges: “write every day and don’t wait for inspiration”.

Walsh hails Jane as a newcomer that “has taken the book world by storm” with a “pacey and touching mystery story”. 

“The book stayed in the Top Ten for nine weeks…it sold 200,000 copies, where most novelists struggle to sell 2,000″.

Read the full article here.

Purchase a copy of Daughter here.

Visit Jane’s website or follow her on Twitter.