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Jessica Adams Jessica Adams i(A31040 works by)
Born: Established: 1964 London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: ca. 1973
Heritage: English
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1 Animal Astrology Jessica Adams , 2019 single work short story
— Appears in: Funny Bones 2019;
1 Hot Tip for Short Stories by Jessica Adams Jessica Adams , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: LEAP+ Magazine of Asia Pacific Writers & Translators 2015;
1 Everything I Know, I Owe to Countdown Jessica Adams , 2013 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Kitchen Table Memoirs 2013;
1 y separately published work icon Girls' Night In : The 10th Anniversary Collection Jessica Adams (editor), Camberwell : Michael Joseph , 2010 Z1740672 2010 anthology poetry

'This bumper Tenth Anniversary Edition of Girls' Night In brings together much-loved stories from the previous four books by some of the biggest names in women's fiction - Marian Keyes, Candace Bushnell, Cathy Kelly and Maggie Alderson, to name a few.

'Have fun and do good at the same time - by buying this book you'll be helping kids caught up in the turmoil of war, with all royalties going to War Child, a charity that funds projects for children in areas of conflict.

'So grab a cup of tea and reserve a place on the couch to enjoy all the comedy, romance, adventure and drama of some of the best short fiction on offer.' (From the publisher's website.)

1 Herbal Tea with Kylie Jessica Adams , 2009 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 19 July 2009; (p. 5) Your Mother Would Be Proud : True Tales of Mayhem and Misadventure 2009; (p. 64-74)
1 2 y separately published work icon Vintage Alice Jessica Adams , Crows Nest : Arena , 2009 Z1584832 2009 single work novel

'Emma Templeton is hoping that emigrating from England to Australia will give her and her relationship with Nash a new lease of life. But can the relationship with Nash last the distance, and does Emma really want it to?

'When Nash pikes on the move to Australia, Emma confounds him (and many of their friends), by deciding to go ahead and try life in Australia. After initial misgivings about leaving Nash and the familiarity of her London life behind, Emma's life starts looking up in every sense of the word. Her passion for fashion provides the basis of a new career, she makes some good female mates, and there's a hunky man on the horizon...' (Publisher's blurb)

1 Lost Inside the Internet, by Matthew Wilde (As Told to Jessica Adams) Jessica Adams , 2009 single work short story children's
— Appears in: Kids' Night In 3 : A Sea of Stories and Oceans of Other Stuff 2009; (p. 1-16)
1 4 y separately published work icon In Bed With Jessica Adams (editor), Maggie Alderson (editor), Imogen Edwards-Jones (editor), Kathy Lette (editor), Camberwell : Viking , 2008 Z1537248 2008 anthology short story

'In Bed With - a collection of sexy bedtime stories by award-winning, bestselling women novelists.

'To protect identities, each writer has adopted an x-rated pseudonym - the name of their first pet combined with that of their first street.

'Who are Pom Pom Paradise, Minxy Malone, Tutty Monmouth and Sunset Proudfoot? Can you work out who is who? And who wrote that?

'Read about lavish boudoirs, sleazy brothels, shady adulterers, sci-fi seducers, and more. This is a short story collection where the blinds are down and the sex is hot. Entertaining and unashamedly erotic, In Bed With is a delicious collection of fiction provocateur.' (Publisher's blurb)

1 y separately published work icon The Summer Psychic Jessica Adams , Crows Nest : Arena , 2007 Z1857974 2007 single work novel 'When Jo Delaney is sent by her newspaper to interview English psychic Luke Gabriel about his predictions for the year ahead, she is shocked and sceptical, especially when he predicts he's going to marry her.

Then Luke's other predictions start coming true and Jo is forced to take him seriously - despite the fact she's just fallen in love with somebody else.

Will Jo and Luke really be married within six months? And can a famous psychic ever be wrong?

Fun, fast-paced and engrossing, The Summer Psychic shows Jessica Adams at the height of her story-telling powers.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 Bridezilla and Sister Jessica Adams , 2007 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Women's Weekly , March 2007; (p. 237-240)
1 2 y separately published work icon Girls' Night In 4 Jessica Adams (editor), Maggie Alderson (editor), Nick Earls (editor), Imogen Edwards-Jones (editor), Camberwell : Penguin , 2005 Z1224116 2005 anthology short story
1 3 y separately published work icon Kids' Night In 2 : A Feast of Stories Jessica Adams (editor), Helen Basini (editor), Nick Earls (editor), Juliet Partridge (editor), Camberwell : Puffin , 2005 Z1222047 2005 anthology short story children's
1 Tale of Two Writers and One of the Oldest Plots in the Book Jessica Adams , 2005 extract short story (The Circle)(Copycat Writer Sticks to Her Story)
— Appears in: The Australian , 21 February 2005; (p. 3)
1 Mysterious Accusation Jessica Adams , 2005 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 5-6 February 2005; (p. 27)
Adams responds to claims by Janelle Evans that she plagiarised parts of her story 'The Circle'.
1 My Bloody, Bloody Valentine Jessica Adams , 2005 single work short story crime mystery
— Appears in: The Big Issue Australia , 14 February no. 222 2005; (p. 26-29)
1 Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now Jessica Adams , 2005 single work short story
— Appears in: Girls' Night In 4 2005; (p. 1-13)
1 Psychic Cats and Spooky Dogs Jessica Adams , Oliver Jeffers , 2005 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: Kids' Night In 2 : A Feast of Stories 2005; (p. 1-8)
1 6 The Circle Jessica Adams , 2004 single work short story crime mystery
— Appears in: The Big Issue Australia , 27 December 2004 - 18 January 2005 no. 219 2004; (p. 8-11)
1 True Romance : Dear Diary, 1976 Jessica Adams , 2004 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21 December 2004; (p. 19)
2 2 y separately published work icon Cool for Cats Jessica Adams , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2003 Z1079012 2003 single work novel romance
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