Joanna Nell
About the author

Joanna Nell

Joanna Nell was born in the UK and studied medicine at Cambridge and Oxford universities. Her short fiction has won multiple awards and has been published in various journals and literary anthologies. A former ship's doctor and now a GP with a passion for women's health and care of the elderly, Joanna is drawn to writing character-driven stories for women in their prime, creating young-at-heart characters who are not afraid to break the rules and defy society's expectations of ageing. Her first novel, THE SINGLE LADIES OF JACARANDA RETIREMENT VILLAGE, was a national bestseller. Joanna lives on Sydney's Northern Beaches with her husband and two teenage children.

Books by Joanna Nell

Joanna Nell Articles

Podcast: Joanna Nell on Retirement and Ageing Gracefully

Podcast

18 December 2023

Podcast: Joanna Nell on Retirement and Ageing Gracefully

    Living Life in the Moment: Read an Extract from Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year by Joanna Nell

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    16 November 2023

    Living Life in the Moment: Read an Extract from Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year by Joanna Nell

      Witty and Touching: Read Our Review of Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year by Joanna Nell

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      15 November 2023

      Witty and Touching: Read Our Review of Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year by Joanna Nell

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        13 November 2023

        Your Preview Verdict: Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year by Joanna Nell

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          26 September 2023

          Better Reading Preview: Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year by Joanna Nell

            Live Book Event: Joanna Nell, Author of The Tea Ladies of St Jude's Hospital

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            17 November 2021

            Live Book Event: Joanna Nell, Author of The Tea Ladies of St Jude's Hospital

              Unexpected Friendships and Joy: Read an Extract from the Tea Ladies of St Jude's Hospital

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              4 November 2021

              Unexpected Friendships and Joy: Read an Extract from the Tea Ladies of St Jude's Hospital

                Heartfelt and Wise: Read Our Review of The Tea Ladies of St Jude’s Hospital by Joanna Nell

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                1 November 2021

                Heartfelt and Wise: Read Our Review of The Tea Ladies of St Jude’s Hospital by Joanna Nell

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                  25 October 2021

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                    Your Preview Verdict: The Great Escape from Woodlands Nursing Home by Joanna Nell

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                    5 November 2020

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