It's a Kind of Magic

Carole Matthews

Carole Matthews is an internationally bestselling author and her unique sense of humour has won her legions of fans and critical acclaim.  Her varied career has encompassed work as secretary, aromatherapist and television presenter. 

She started writing fiction in 1996 when she entered a short story competition in Writers’ News magazine and, much to her surprise, won!  She spent the prize money on a week-long writing retreat with the intention of completing her first novel.  The course tutor liked it so much she recommended an agent who took her on straight away.  Her first book Let’s Meet on Platform 8 was sold to Headline and published in 1997. Her books A Compromising Position and A Minor Indiscretion were both Top 5 Sunday Times bestsellers and film rights to A Minor Indiscretion and For Better, For Worse have been sold to Hollywood.

Carole Matthews believes everyone should reinvent themselves every ten years in order to keep young.  Carole has taken this to extremes:  her varied career has encompassed work as secretary, aromatherapist, television presenter and now an internationally bestselling writer. 

Born and educated in St Helens, Merseyside - near Liverpool in the UK - she moved south over twenty years ago.  Following several disappointments in love, she now lives happily in Milton Keynes near London with her partner, Lovely Kev, who is living proof that romantic men do exist! 
 
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