'I was genuinely so confused as to how to become a writer'
Adele Parks' books have now been translated into over thirty languages.
The acclaimed novelist and Leicester University alumna has published twenty-two books which have sold more than 4.5 million copies in English alone.
Her Sunday Times Number One Bestsellers 'Lies Lies Lies' (2019) and 'Just My Luck' (2020) were both shortlisted for the British Book Awards and have been optioned for development for television, as has her most recent chart topper 'One Last Secret'.
After graduating in 1990 she returned to Leicester to receive an honorary degree.
Adele tells Summaya how she left a job in advertising to pursue her dream of becoming an author.
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