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Joanna Butler

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in Auckland, New Zealand

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Fiction, Chick Lit, Humor and Comedy

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Cecilia Ahern, Cathy Kelly ...more

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September 2014

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Based in Cambridge, New Zealand, Joanna (Jo) Butler is mother to pre-school twin girls and a giant ginger dog, and the wife of an Irishman (a happy coincidence given her love of Irish humour).

Writing is, and has always been, one of Joanna's greatest passions - but between mothering, working, wife-ing and netflix-ing, the writing process has to be delicately squeezed into the precious few minutes she has spare... no small feat.

Emma: Desperately Seeking Baby is Joanna's first novel, and is loosely based on her own experience of fertility treatment. With a healthy dose of humour throughout, Joanna takes a light hearted look at what is often a serious and heart-breaking subject.

Joanna's second novel Definitely NOT Monica is a nod to all those ...more

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A Little Bit of Sunshine: The brand new 2026 bestseller from the author of Perfectly Ordinary People and The Photographer's Wife

by Nick Alexander (Goodreads Author)

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The Life She Could Have Lived

by Laura Pearson (Goodreads Author)

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My Year of Saying No

by Maxine Morrey

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