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Fig Tree was founded in 2005 to publish well-written, narrative-driven, entertaining and occasionally provocative books that tap into the zeitgeist. Most of our readers and authors are women. Nearly three-quarters of our list is fiction, both literary – Zoë Heller and Penelope Lively – and unashamedly commercial – Marina Lewycka, India Knight and Kathryn Stockett. We also publish history, art history, memoir and beautifully designed and produced illustrated cookery titles.
Meet our Authors
Our list is mostly fiction but also publishes history, biography, memoir, and tongue-in-cheek or off-kilter how-to. Bestselling and award-winning authors include: Marina Lewycka, Zoë Heller, India Knight, Anita Brookner, Patrick Neate, Martin Gayford, Alex Kapranos, Miranda Carter, Penelope Lively, Rachel Johnson, Kathryn Stockett and Julie Kavanagh.
MARINA LEWYCKA
Marina was born in German and moved to England as a child. Her first novel, A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, sold more than a million copies in the UK, winning the Bollinger Everyman Prize for Comic Fiction.
ALISON LIGHT
As well as working for the BBC and lecturing at London University, Alison is the author of Common People, Forever England: Femininity, Literature and Conservatism between the Wars. She is also a regular contributor to the London Review of Books.
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M.J. CARTER
M.J. Carter is a former journalist and author of two acclaimed works of fiction: The Strangler Vine and The Infidel Stain. Her third novel is due to be published in 2016.
INDIA KNIGHT
India has authored several books including My Life on a Plate, Don't You Want Me, The Shops and Neris and India’s Idiot-Proof Diet. She also works as a columnist for the Sunday Times and lives in London with her three children.
MEERA SODHA
Meera’s book Made in India, Cooked in Britain: Recipes from an Indian Family Kitchen is essential reading for anyone who loves Indian food and wants to know how to make it easily at home. The 130 delicious recipes collected from three generations of Meera’s family will change the way you cook, eat and think about Indian food.
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