{"id":101067,"date":"2025-10-03T11:50:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T11:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/101067\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T11:50:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T11:50:10","slug":"beloved-author-jacqueline-wilson-on-the-books-that-have-changed-her-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/101067\/","title":{"rendered":"Beloved author Jacqueline Wilson on the books that have changed her life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jacqueline Wilson, the beloved children\u2019s writer shares the books that have made her laugh, cry and think. Her second book for adults Picture Imperfect<\/a> is out now. <\/p>\n

Related Story The last book that made me laugh <\/p>\n

In Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny, schoolteacher Jane moves to a new town \u2013 and finds herself having an affair with handsome Duncan. But this isn\u2019t an ordinary romantic novel. It\u2019s written with such wit and style that it frequently made me snort with laughter, and yet it\u2019s also so truthful and tender.<\/p>\n

Fourth Estate Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny<\/p>\n

\"Early<\/a>The last book that made me cry<\/p>\n

In Memoriam by Alice Winn is a devastating love story between Henry Gaunt and Sidney Ellwood, in their last year at public school, secretly in love. It\u2019s 1914 and both end up in the British Army. It\u2019s such a devastating account of the horrors of war that you\u2019ll never forget it \u2013 but their bittersweet story is wonderful.<\/p>\n

What to read next<\/p>\n

In Memoriam by Alice Winn<\/p>\n

\"In<\/a> The book I most often give to others <\/p>\n

I love You Are Here by David Nicholls so much I\u2019ve sent it to several friends, saying, \u2018You must read this!\u2019 It\u2019s a beautiful, tender, witty story about two misfits.<\/p>\n

You Are Here by David Nicholls<\/p>\n

\"You<\/a>The book that got me through a difficult time <\/p>\n

When I was newly single and not sleeping, I read all five volumes of The Cazalet Chronicles by Elizabeth Jane Howard \u2013 marvellous entertainment at two o\u2019clock in the morning. <\/p>\n

The Light Years by Elizabeth Jane Howard<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>The book that changed the way I think <\/p>\n

When I first read Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bront\u00eb, I was astonished. It was a joy to discover that a literary heroine could actually be small, plain and poor. <\/p>\n

Penguin Classics Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bront\u00eb (Penguin Clothbound Classics)<\/p>\n

\"Jane<\/a><\/p>\n

Jacqueline Wilson is appearing at the Good Housekeeping Live with Country Living Christmas market<\/a> on Saturday 15 November<\/strong><\/p>\n

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