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Lola Jaye is an author and registered psychotherapist. She was born and raised in London and has lived in Nigeria and the United States. She has a degree in Psychology and a Masters in Psychotherapy and Counselling. She has contributed to the sequel to the bestseller Lean In, penned by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, and has also written for the Huffington Post, CNN, Essence, HuffPost and the BBC. She is a member of the Black Writers' Guild and the author of five previous novels. The Attic Child was her first epic historical novel.
Bruising yet hopeful epic novel . . . Emotional and evocative. A powerful tale of trauma, identity and survival -- , on <i>The Attic Child</i> * Daily Mail * I was definitely in tears by the end! There is so much to say about this story. Lola Jaye has given us such a creative way of examining privilege, identity, trauma and whiteness in both eras -- Afua Hirsch, author of <i>Brit(ish)</i> on <i>The Attic Child</i> [This] could be Lola’s best book yet. Her writing is on another level, with characters and a story that grab you from the first page and don't let go until the very end. Just brilliant -- Dorothy Koomson, author of <i>My Other Husband</i> on <i>The Attic Child</i> An incredibly important book giving breath to voices we sadly seldom hear . . . beautifully crafted, [a] compelling story crossing continents and time, which will undoubtedly break your heart but also make it sing -- Mike Gayle, author of <i>Dinner for Two</i> on <i>The Attic Child</i>
