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About Freya
Freya Berry is a British-Indian novelist. Her debut, The Dictator’s Wife, was the New European’s 2022 novel of the year and selected for the BBC’s Between the Covers. Her second, The Birdcage Library, was an Amazon UK book of the year. She likes writing complex female characters in closely-researched settings.
She has a double first in English Literature at Cambridge and worked as a journalist until she decided making stuff up was more fun. She has written for the Times, the Guardian, the FT, the BBC and Reuters among others. She lives in London.
Novels
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![Cover of The Birdcage Library showing a bookcase and birdcage, for sale in the UK at Waterstones.]()
The Birdcage Library
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![Cover of The Birdcage Library showing a bookcase and birdcage, for sale in the US at Union Square & Co. historical fiction]()
The Birdcage Library
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![Cover of The Dictator's Wife by Freya Berry, featuring a woman's silhouette on a background of striking colours, for sale in the UK at Waterstones.]()
The Dictator's Wife
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![Cover of The Dictator's Wife by Freya Berry, featuring a woman's silhouette on a background of marble, for sale in the US at Amazon..]()
The Dictator's Wife
Selected Press
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![Screenshot of The New European article titled 'The Best Books Since Brexit: Part One,' featuring The Dictator's Wife by Freya Berry among the recommended reads.]()
The Best Books Since Brexit
The New European
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![Screenshot of The Guardian article titled 'The Dictator's Wife: a novel that draws on the stories of despots’ partners,' featuring Freya Berry's debut novel.]()
Velvet Gloves to Iron Fists
Guardian Interview
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![Screenshot of Harper’s Bazaar article titled 'The Gilded Age: The True Story Behind the Period Drama,' discussing the historical context of the TV series."]()
The real story of The Gilded Age
Harper's Bazaar
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![Screenshot of Financial Times article titled 'What Dictators’ Wives Reveal About Power,' featuring a discussion of Freya Berry’s novel The Dictator’s Wife.]()
Why are fake plants suddenly everywhere?
Financial Times Essay
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![A screenshot of The Times review of The Dictator's Wife by Freya Berry]()
The Dictator's Wife
Review, The Times
Contact Freya
For interviews, speaking engagements, and all other general or press inquiries please contact jw@watsonlittle.com.
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