Fran Littlewood

Fran Littlewood
Born
Frances Harriet Littlewood

March 1972 (age 54)
Education
Years active2021–present
Children3

Frances Harriet Littlewood (born March 1972) is a British novelist and former journalist. She previously wrote for The Times. Her debut novel Amazing Grace Adams (2023) became a New York Times bestseller.

Early life and education

Littlewood is from Surrey. She completed a Master of Arts (MA) at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Career

Littlewood began her career as a finance journalist writing for The Times.

In a two-book deal in May 2021, the imprint Penguin Michael Joseph (PMJ) acquired the rights to publish Littlewood's debut novel Amazing Grace Adams in January 2023. Written during the COVID-19 lockdown and partly inspired by the film Falling Down (1993), Littlewood "wanted to write a midlife heroine. Something that was a corrective to the prevailing narrative that women at this point in their lives are downtrodden and boring and over the hill". The titular character struggles between divorce, perimenopause and more as she strives to deliver her daughter a 16th birthday cake. Amazing Grace Adams became a New York Times bestseller in the hardback fiction category and was a Today Show Read with Jenna pick.

Littlewood's second novel The Favourite (released as The Accidental Favorite in some territories) was published in June 2025. It was reviewed in Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly and Library Journal.

Adaptation

Littlewood's debut novel Amazing Grace Adams is being adapted into a television series.

Personal life

Littlewood lives in North London with her husband, a DJ, and their three daughters.

Works

References

  1. 1 2 Brayden, Kate. "Fran Littlewood: "I couldn't have written this book without exploring desire – it's a crucial part of women's lives at any age"". Hotpress. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  2. ↑ Wood, Heloise (5 May 2021). "PMJ pre-empts 'roller-coaster' of a novel from debut author Littlewood". The Bookseller. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  3. ↑ Clark, Clare (2023-01-25). "Amazing Grace Adams by Fran Littlewood review – hell hath no fury". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  4. ↑ "How lockdown helped one author get in the headspace of her protagonist". Penguin. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  5. ↑ Harrington, Suzanne (22 January 2023). "Fran Littlewood covers menopause and motherhood in 'raw' debut novel". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  6. ↑ Egan, Elisabeth (30 November 2023). "Snapshot of a Year in the Land of Best Sellers". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Fran Littlewood talks debut novel 'Amazing Grace Adams'". Today. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  8. ↑ Dumpleton, Elise (2 January 2025). "Fiction Book Releases To Check Out In 2025". The Nerd Daily. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "The Accidental Favorite". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "The Accidental Favorite". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  11. ↑ Dagenais, Erin (25 April 2025). "The Accidental Favorite". Library Journal. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Debut Novel "Amazing Grace Adams" to Become Television Series". The Romania Journal. 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  13. ↑ Sanderson, Caroline (7 October 2022). "Fran Littlewood on representing women and changing the conversation". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  14. ↑ Austin, Sara (2023-09-02). "Book Review: 'Amazing Grace Adams,' by Fran Littlewood". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  15. ↑ Groot, Sue de; Beautement, Tiah (2023-03-26). "Katie Brent, Jayne Tuttle, Fran Littlewood". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 2024-10-21.