Author: Jennie Ensor

A Londoner with Irish heritage, Jennie Ensor began her writing career as a journalist, covering topics from forced marriages to mining accidents. She isn’t afraid to tackle controversial issues in her novels, either – Islamic terrorism, Russian gangsters and war crimes in her debut Blind Side (Unbound, 2016); child abuse and sexual exploitation in her latest book THE GIRL IN HIS EYES, a dark psychological drama published by Bloodhound Books in September 2018. Her third novel, Not Having It All, a comic family drama was published by an imprint of Bloodhound Books in 2019. She’s working on a 4th novel set in the ruthless world of London street gangs. Ms Ensor’s poetry has appeared in many publications. In her spare time, she sings, cycles, twists herself into yoga poses and reads everything from crime to lit-fic. Website & blog: https://jennieensor.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/JennieEnsorAuthor Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jennie_Ensor Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennieensor/

Lockdown Prize – my entry 2nd in ‘Breakout’ category

July 4, 2020

A weird thing happened to me this week. I got an email from Fish Publishing saying my entry had got second place in the Pocket Prose category of the Lockdown Prize, an international writing competition on the theme of the Coronavirus-induced lockdown. Then I got another email saying it was actually second in another category, … More Lockdown Prize – my entry 2nd in ‘Breakout’ category

Update from London

July 18, 2019

It’s been a while since my last post, I know… But it’s quality not quantity, n’est pas? My book news to kick off. The paperback launch of NOT HAVING IT ALL last month went incredibly well, especially given the near non-arrival of the paperbacks. Fortunately, due to an emergency order they made it just in … More Update from London

💋💚🍎 One month until Not Having It All is published 🍆😲🌶 🍷💔💘 💋💚🍎

April 30, 2019

Almost unbelievably, Not Having It All will be my third book in less than two years. (Publisher: Bombshell Books, publication date: 28 May 2019.) I feel a mixture of excitement, stress and occasionally panic as the day nears for NHIA to be opened by unsuspecting readers. I’m pleased to say that the mood of the … More 💋💚🍎 One month until Not Having It All is published 🍆😲🌶 🍷💔💘 💋💚🍎

An extraordinary novel: review of The Colour Of Bee Larkham’s Murder by Sarah J Harris #bookreview

March 25, 2019

My decision to write one-par book reviews from now on has been swiftly overturned by The Colour Of Bee Larkham’s Murder. I totally LOVED this book and felt sad on finishing it last week. I bought the novel after seeing the large number of rave blogger reviews last year (great cover too) and listened to … More An extraordinary novel: review of The Colour Of Bee Larkham’s Murder by Sarah J Harris #bookreview