Annie Garthwaite

Annie Garthwaite grew up in a working-class community in the northeast of England. She studied English at the University of Wales before embarking on a thirty-year international business career. In 2017 she studied for an MA in Creative Writing at Warwick University and, during two years of study, wrote her debut novel. 

Cecily was published by Penguin in 2021, and was named a 'top pick' by The Times and Sunday Times and a 'Best Book of 2021' by independent bookshops and Waterstones. Annie's second novel, The King's Mother, was published by Penguin in July 2024.

​Twitter - @anniegarthwaite
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Represented by: Imogen Pelham
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Titles
The King's Mother (Viking, 2024)
Cecily (Viking, 2021)