
Rachel Joyce
Author · 11 books
Rachel Joyce has written over 20 original afternoon plays for BBC Radio 4, and major adaptations for both the Classic Series, Woman's Hour and also a TV drama adaptation for BBC 2. In 2007 she won the Tinniswood Award for best radio play. She moved to writing after a twenty-year career in theatre and television, performing leading roles for the RSC, the Royal National Theatre, The Royal Court, and Cheek by Jowl, winning a Time Out Best Actress award and the Sony Silver.
Series
Books

Miss Benson's Beetle
2020

The Porter and the Three Ladies
2012

Maureen
2023

The Music Shop
2017

A Snow Garden and Other Stories
2015

The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy
2014

Perfect
2013

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
2012

The Homemade God
2025

A Faraway Smell of Lemon
2013

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy
2014