Laurie Graham is the author of eight novels. ‘The Ten O’Clock Horses’ was shortlisted for the Encore Award and dramatized for Radio 4, as was ‘Perfect Meringues’. Laurie is a former Daily Telegraph columist and contributing editor to She magazine, and wrote the bestselling ‘Parents’ Survival Guide’. In addition to her novels, she writes original dramas and adaptations for BBC Radio. Her ten-episode dramatization of ‘Little Women’ was broadcasted on Woman’s Hour.Related websites: www.lauriegraham.com

'Deftly mingles comedy and sorrow, producing a serious pleasure of a novel that is both poignant and entertaining.' Penny Perrick, Sunday Times 'This is a very entertaining, often funny book, thanks to Graham's perceptive eye and deadpan wit.' The Gloss Magazine 'Brilliant novel by Laurie Graham. Narrated by her Irish nursemaid, this is a beautifully observed novel with the humour and candour you'd expect from the author of "The Ten O'Clock Horses".' Bella 'One of Graham's undoubted strengths is the way she seamlessly blends fact and fiction. Real people, including the cream of British aristocracy, are portrayed with as much colour and verve as the fictional characters. This is an entertaining addition to the Kennedy canon, one that goes behind the public smiles to conjure up the petty jealousies and divided loyalties that plague every family. It also gives a fictional voice to two forgotten women whose troubled lives are almost completely overshadows by the Kennedy legend.' The Herald '"The Importance of Being Kennedy" could just prove the perfect sun-lounger read.' Sunday Business Post 'A vivid, creative storyteller.' Judith Flanders, Times Literary Supplement 'Laurie Graham's entertaining novel delves into the Kennedy family legend, with energetic pace, witty dialogue and vividly drawn characters. With the plot already laid out for her, Graham brings her characters to life with sparky and funny dialogue.' Observer 'It's a fascinating story and one that will have you scurrying to Wikipedia to check the details (which by the way, are all true). Charming.' Time Out

Laurie Graham is the author of eight novels. ‘The Ten O’Clock Horses’ was shortlisted for the Encore Award and dramatized for Radio 4, as was ‘Perfect Meringues’. Laurie is a former Daily Telegraph columist and contributing editor to She magazine, and wrote the bestselling ‘Parents’ Survival Guide’. In addition to her novels, she writes original dramas and adaptations for BBC Radio. Her ten-episode dramatization of ‘Little Women’ was broadcasted on Woman’s Hour.Related websites: www.lauriegraham.com

'Deftly mingles comedy and sorrow, producing a serious pleasure of a novel that is both poignant and entertaining.' Penny Perrick, Sunday Times 'This is a very entertaining, often funny book, thanks to Graham's perceptive eye and deadpan wit.' The Gloss Magazine 'Brilliant novel by Laurie Graham. Narrated by her Irish nursemaid, this is a beautifully observed novel with the humour and candour you'd expect from the author of "The Ten O'Clock Horses".' Bella 'One of Graham's undoubted strengths is the way she seamlessly blends fact and fiction. Real people, including the cream of British aristocracy, are portrayed with as much colour and verve as the fictional characters. This is an entertaining addition to the Kennedy canon, one that goes behind the public smiles to conjure up the petty jealousies and divided loyalties that plague every family. It also gives a fictional voice to two forgotten women whose troubled lives are almost completely overshadows by the Kennedy legend.' The Herald '"The Importance of Being Kennedy" could just prove the perfect sun-lounger read.' Sunday Business Post 'A vivid, creative storyteller.' Judith Flanders, Times Literary Supplement 'Laurie Graham's entertaining novel delves into the Kennedy family legend, with energetic pace, witty dialogue and vividly drawn characters. With the plot already laid out for her, Graham brings her characters to life with sparky and funny dialogue.' Observer 'It's a fascinating story and one that will have you scurrying to Wikipedia to check the details (which by the way, are all true). Charming.' Time Out

Laurie Graham is the author of eight novels. ‘The Ten O’Clock Horses’ was shortlisted for the Encore Award and dramatized for Radio 4, as was ‘Perfect Meringues’. Laurie is a former Daily Telegraph columist and contributing editor to She magazine, and wrote the bestselling ‘Parents’ Survival Guide’. In addition to her novels, she writes original dramas and adaptations for BBC Radio. Her ten-episode dramatization of ‘Little Women’ was broadcasted on Woman’s Hour.Related websites: www.lauriegraham.com

'Deftly mingles comedy and sorrow, producing a serious pleasure of a novel that is both poignant and entertaining.' Penny Perrick, Sunday Times 'This is a very entertaining, often funny book, thanks to Graham's perceptive eye and deadpan wit.' The Gloss Magazine 'Brilliant novel by Laurie Graham. Narrated by her Irish nursemaid, this is a beautifully observed novel with the humour and candour you'd expect from the author of "The Ten O'Clock Horses".' Bella 'One of Graham's undoubted strengths is the way she seamlessly blends fact and fiction. Real people, including the cream of British aristocracy, are portrayed with as much colour and verve as the fictional characters. This is an entertaining addition to the Kennedy canon, one that goes behind the public smiles to conjure up the petty jealousies and divided loyalties that plague every family. It also gives a fictional voice to two forgotten women whose troubled lives are almost completely overshadows by the Kennedy legend.' The Herald '"The Importance of Being Kennedy" could just prove the perfect sun-lounger read.' Sunday Business Post 'A vivid, creative storyteller.' Judith Flanders, Times Literary Supplement 'Laurie Graham's entertaining novel delves into the Kennedy family legend, with energetic pace, witty dialogue and vividly drawn characters. With the plot already laid out for her, Graham brings her characters to life with sparky and funny dialogue.' Observer 'It's a fascinating story and one that will have you scurrying to Wikipedia to check the details (which by the way, are all true). Charming.' Time Out