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Laura Dave

Nacido: July 18, 1977 – New York City, New York, United States

Laura Dave is an American novelist known for suspense-driven fiction about family, identity, and relationships. Her bestselling novels include The Last Thing He Told Me and Hello, Sunshine. The Last Thing He Told Me spent months on The New York Times bestseller list, sold millions of copies, and was adapted for television, expanding her mainstream readership.

Biografía y Trayectoria del Autor

Laura Dave built her career from a long apprenticeship rather than a sudden entrance. Born in New York City in 1977 and raised in Scarsdale, she studied English at the University of Pennsylvania and continued her writing development at the University of Virginia, where she received major creative-writing honors. She has said she wanted to write from childhood, and one of her formative turning points came after graduate school, when she lost an entire novel after spilling water on her computer. Instead of stopping, she started over, a decision that became central to her sense of herself as a working writer. ((https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/297171/london-is-the-best-city-in-america-by-laura-dave/readers-guide/))

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I wanted to think about what it is to know the people closest to us. To know the people we love the most
-The Last Thing He Told Me Q&A
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It’s usually somewhere around draft eighteen—I wish that were an exaggeration—that I find my way to the ending
-The Last Thing He Told Me Q&A
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I’m really interested in finding the good even underneath very dangerous behavior
-AP News interview
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What was compelling to me was, what if a woman did believe that?
-Bustle interview
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I wanted to write a thriller that was rooted in hope, which sounds at odds with what the genre is
-Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books
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I approach writing as a process of discovery: a way of leaning into what could happen, what didn’t happen, and what should happen, to be the truest to my characters
-The Night We Lost Him Q&A
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It’s a way for Nora to have a conversation with her father that she never got to have before she lost him—and to explore an idea that is central to the novel: that grief isn’t the opposite of love, but rather proof of love’s continuation
-The Night We Lost Him Q&A
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In today’s world, telling the truth isn’t rewarded the way it should be. The story is rewarded
-Hello, Sunshine Q&A
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How do we avoid living our lives in reaction; how do we operate from a place of agency?
-The First Husband Q&A
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Something sacred between two people has broken down
-The Divorce Party Q&A

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"Laura Dave is a master story-teller"

Greer Hendricks

"In an honest and heartfelt tale, Laura Dave masterfully explores the big questions: Should you have said yes? Waited?"

Jen Lancaster

"I have more insight into my own life after reading this book, and I thank Laura Dave for that gift"

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"Laura Dave’s signature blend of twisty mystery, family drama, and moving love story is top-notch"

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"A wry observer of modern love, Laura Dave steers clear of easy answers to explore the romantic choices we make"

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"Laura Dave’s The Last Thing He Told Me is a thrilling roller coaster of a novel"

Jean Kwok

"Laura Dave’s patented emotional suspense formula enhances the family dynamics and changing points of view"

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