Big Books of 2026
Jemma Wayne

Jemma Wayne’s Followers (30)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo

Jemma Wayne


Born
The United Kingdom
Website

Twitter
writejemmawayne

Genre
Fiction, Historical Fiction


Born to an American musician father, and English mother, Jemma grew up in leafy Hertfordshire and studied Social and Political Sciences at Cambridge University and Broadcast Journalism at the University of Westminster. She began her career as a journalist at The Jewish Chronicle and now works freelance splitting her time between journalism, writing for stage, and prose. Her first play, Negative Space, was staged in 2009 at Hampstead's New End Theatre, receiving critical acclaim.

The idea for After Before was first spawned after attending a SURF charity event organised by her husband, in aid of survivors of the Rwandan genocide. It was there that Jemma heard first-hand some of the lingering effects of the 1994 war. ...more

Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.76 · 1,174 ratings · 236 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors
To Dare
3.66 avg rating — 465 ratings — published 2020 — 8 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
After Before
3.80 avg rating — 422 ratings — published 2014 — 13 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Chains of Sand
3.97 avg rating — 214 ratings — 4 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
When I Close My Eyes
3.65 avg rating — 48 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
When I Close My Eyes: a suc...
3.58 avg rating — 12 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
33 West: 33 Boroughs, 33 Sh...
by
2.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Bare Necessities : Essentia...
3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
To Dare: (A Sainsbury's Mag...
it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
[After Before] [By: Wayne, ...
by
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Bare Necessities: Essential...
by
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
More books by Jemma Wayne…

Polls

More...

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
21st Century Lite...: Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction 39 205 Jun 03, 2015 12:53PM  
The Book Club: 2015 Book Prizes 23 97 Oct 08, 2015 04:15PM  
Fiction Fanatics: What do you think of the book you just finished 2016 1123 183 Jan 02, 2017 03:21PM  
All About Books: This topic has been closed to new comments. What have you just read? Opinions, recommendations & reviews 12686 1769 Oct 16, 2017 08:33AM  
Netherlands & Fla...: NOT the Booker :-) 4 40 May 19, 2019 09:54AM  
Netherlands & Fla...: Women's Prize for Fiction (voorheen Orange Prize for fiction) 13 94 Jun 06, 2019 07:17AM  
Bailey's/Orange W...: Nominations for Book of the Month 103 104 Aug 24, 2020 06:35AM  
NetGalley Readers: This topic has been closed to new comments. What NG Books have you just read? Any recommendations? 11585 1735 Jan 18, 2021 05:18PM  
The Mookse and th...: Not the Booker Prize 174 299 Jul 27, 2021 06:03AM  


Is this you? Let us know. If not, help out and invite Jemma to Goodreads.