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name: Jenni Ogden
about: Reading and writing fiction is my passion, along with walking, swimming, reading and sleeping on beaches. Husband John and I live off-grid on spectacular Great Barrier Island, 100 kms off the coast of New Zealand, a perfect place to write, and for grandchildren to spend their holidays. Our winters are spent near a beach in Far North Tropical Queensland. My latest novel, Call My Name , a great read for bookclubs, was published in September, 2022. Set mainly in Queensland, Australia, it is the story of two women, bound together by contrasting personalities, friendship, love and home—until motherhood rips them apart. My debut novel, A Drop in the Ocean, won multiple awards and has sold over 80,000 copies. My 2nd novel, The Moon is Missing, was Reading and writing fiction is my passion, along with walking, swimming, reading and sleeping on beaches. Husband John and I live off-grid on spectacular Great Barrier Island, 100 kms off the coast of New Zealand, a perfect place to write, and for grandchildren to spend their holidays. Our winters are spent near a beach in Far North Tropical Queensland. My latest novel, Call My Name , a great read for bookclubs, was published in September, 2022. Set mainly in Queensland, Australia, it is the story of two women, bound together by contrasting personalities, friendship, love and home—until motherhood rips them apart. My debut novel, A Drop in the Ocean, won multiple awards and has sold over 80,000 copies. My 2nd novel, The Moon is Missing, was published in August, 2020. Before I wrote fiction, I was a clinical neuropsychologist, which I also loved (but we move through different stages in our lives; the important thing is always to have a passion) and became well-known for my books featuring my amazing patients’ moving stories: Fractured Minds: A Case-Study Approach to Clinical Neuropsychology, and Trouble In Mind: Stories from a Neuropsychologist’s Casebook. (The same sort of tales that the late and great Oliver Sacks was known for.) I'd love to send you my spasmodic e-newsletter so I can share my off-grid tales and favorite books with you! To sign up, go to http://www.jenniogden.com/newsletter.htm. On the way you’ll come across my author page (www.jenniogden.com). And do follow me on Goodreads, and indeed, friend and follow me wherever you hang out! ...more