Author, journalist and teacher of creative writing. Read more Laura’s Novels Novels 3 June 2025 Births, Deaths and Marriages 3 June 2025 An era-spanning, globe-trotting novel about love, friendship, and how to stay at least relatively sane in an ever crazier world. Read more → 3 June 2025 17 March 2022 This Beating Heart 17 March 2022 A woman in her forties tries to make sense of what family means to her. Read more → 17 March 2022 11 November 2021 Gifts 11 November 2021 Christmas in a fictional Kent market town. Read more → 11 November 2021 15 May 2017 Greatest Hits 15 May 2017 The fictional life story of British singer-songwriter Cass Wheeler, with its own musical soundtrack. Read more → 15 May 2017 28 May 2015 The Versions of Us 28 May 2015 Three versions of the relationship between Eva and Jim, told across 60 years. Read more → 28 May 2015 Laura Barnett is a bestselling author, journalist and teacher of creative writing. Originally from south London, she now lives in rural Kent. Read More