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Jacqueline Ward

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Manchester, The United Kingdom

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Jacqueline Ward MBE is a UK-based author and narrative psychologist. She writes emotionally driven, psychologically rich fiction about women’s lives, identity, and the stories families tell themselves. Her work spans psychological suspense and contemporary book-club fiction, always with a keen eye on power, secrets, and the quiet revolutions that happen behind closed doors.

Jacqueline holds a PhD in narrative and storytelling, where her research produced a new model of identity construction. She has worked with victims of domestic violence and the families of missing people, and received an MBE for services to vulnerable people in 2013.

Jacqueline is represented by Danielle Marshall at Jane Rotrosen Agency, New York

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	The Replacement 3.92 avg rating — 918 ratings — published 2023 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Perfect Ten 3.74 avg rating — 552 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Agreement 3.57 avg rating — 338 ratings — published 2023 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Play Dead 3.57 avg rating — 328 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Random Acts of Unkindness (DS Jan Pearce #1) 3.85 avg rating — 254 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What I Left Behind (DS Jan Pearce #0) 4.06 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Playlist for a Paper Angel (DS Jan Pearce #2) 4.38 avg rating — 40 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Truth Keepers 4.39 avg rating — 23 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stories for Homes: Volume Two by Jacqueline Ward (Goodreads Author), J.A. Ironside (Goodreads Author), Lorraine Wilson (Goodreads Author) 4.62 avg rating — 13 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seek the Lord: A Bible Study Guide 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I am passionate about change. I’m a psychologist and an expert in identity construction and storytelling, but it wasn’t always that way.

At one point in my life, I hit rock bottom. I felt like I had achieved nothing and I nearly lost my home. I was in debt and it wasn’t getting better.

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