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Copies of Alice's publications can be bought through your local bookshop or ordered on-line from Books.org or other retailers


  • The Matchbox Girl

    Alice’s new novel 'The Matchbox Girl' will be published by Bloomsbury on 6 November 2025. 

  • Alice Jolly novelist and playwright From far around they saw us burn

    From Far Around They Saw Us Burn

    'In the remarkable title story of this debut collection, the dead girls narrate the tale of this terrifying night. It is superbly paced, to devastating effect.'
    The Guardian

  • Alice Jolly novelist and playwright Mary Ann Sate, imbicilee
    Mary Ann State, Imbecile

    '– a lyrical tour de force
    This rolling free-verse epic charts the life of a 19th-century servant in rural Gloucestershire during a period of political upheaval.'
    The Guardian

     

  • Alice Jolly novelist and playwright between the regions of kindness

    Between The Regions of Kindness

    ‘A very satisfying novel powered by heady emotions and questionable decisions.’
    The Times Literary Supplement.

  • Alice Jolly novelist and playwright Dead babies and seaside towns
    Dead Babies and Seaside Towns

    'Her account is astonishingly moving and her prose nothing short of hypnotic.'
    The Independent

    'A searing, compulsively readable memoir of loss and motherhood.  The miracle is that this powerfully written book is not only bearable but compulsively readable.'
    The Financial Times

  • Alice Jolly novelist and playwright if only you knew

    If Only You Knew

    ‘Alice Jolly’s second novel is another beautifully written emotional adventure, with perestroika-era Moscow providing an alluring and politically charged backdrop.’
    The Good Book Guide 2006

    ‘It’s a really interesting book, and gives a fascinating insight into another culture. If you’re looking for something a bit different then this is a great read.’
    Yours Magazine 2006

  • Alice Jolly novelist and playwright what the eye doesn't see
    What the Eye Doesn't See

    'Beautifully paced, beautifully understated and terrifically assured.'
    Barbara Trapido

     

  • A Saint in Swindon

    ‘Inspired by the collective imagination of a Swindon book group, Alice Jolly has written a prophetic story.’
    The Spectator.

     ‘An entertaining yet profound meditation on the replenishment and complications of reading in dystopia.’
    Diana Evans, author of Ordinary People.