Jojo Moyes

Jojo Moyes is a British novelist and screenwriter. The main idea of ​​her works is all-consuming, all-forgiving and explaining love, but not the one that blinds and makes a person weak-willed. In the foreground, Moyes has an active woman, a strong spirit, and the stories in which everything goes on as usual are not interesting to the writer. According to Jojo, when starting to write the next book, the first thing she wonders is what useful, applicable in life, her children will take out of it.

Jojo Moyes' full name is Pauline Sara-Jo. The bestselling author was born in Maidstone in August 1969. She studied at King's College Holloway and Bedford New College, tried a lot of professions - from a dispatcher in a taxi service to writing travel guides for tourists.

A scholarship from The Independent allowed Jojo to complete his postgraduate studies at City University in London. Moyes worked at the editorial office of this newspaper for 9 years and another year at the Hong Kong Sunday Morning Post, where she was a reporter, news and art editor. Jojo has not parted with journalism - now she writes a column for The Daily Telegraph.

After the birth of her first child, Moyes realized that she could not, as before, travel the world as a correspondent. And in parallel with the articles, the woman set to work on the novel, betting on the love genre.

The first 3 books did not find a response, and Jojo decided that if she did not come out with the 4th, then writing was not for her. But after reading the first chapters of the new work, 6 publishing houses immediately began to fight for the right to publish.

After the release of Happy Steps in the Rain in 2002, Moyes completely relegated journalism to the background. In the novel, the writer told about the conflicts and secrets that bind close people - grandmother, mother and granddaughter, about the same mistakes made by representatives of different generations.

In 2003, the Association of Novelists noted the book by Jojo Moyes, which in Russian translation was called "Villa Arcadia". The readers liked the novel with a colorful description of the era of the 50s, the atmosphere of hypocrisy in which the heroes live, and a light detective intrigue when it turns out that a formerly rich estate passed into the hands of a poor girl.

In the novel Where Happiness Lives, the reader witnesses how the heroine Suzanne goes through misunderstandings with her father and husband, fights for the prosperity of her own shop, gets rid of guilt before her deceased mother, and eventually finds personal happiness.

Jojo's trip to Silver Bay was inspired by a trip to Australia, where she came with a promotional tour. The beauty of the Green Continent amazed Moyes so much that the writer abandoned her earlier book to write this one.

In Dancing with the Horses, the emphasis is on several points. Through the heroine's affection for the animal, the author shows that deep feelings can be directed not only to their own kind. The problems of the key character Sarah are an illustration of how, through a child, parents try to realize their own unfulfilled dreams, forgetting that a son or daughter is a person. And by destroying the false values ​​of the parents themselves and forcing them to reconsider their life priorities, Moyes makes it clear that this is the only way to save the family.

The novel "The Last Letter from Your Beloved" has received another Romantic Novelists' Association Award. Jojo spoke about a journalist who consults archival letters to find material for an article. A certain Mr. B wrote romantic and tender messages, addressing them to a married lady, and she, having an accident, did not remember either her husband or a mysterious stranger.

Honeymoon in Paris is a literary prequel to The Girl You Left Behind. In both of the same characters - Liv and Sophie - the century separates. In the first, the portrait of the artist's wife Sophie becomes Liv's last gift from her husband. The second is about how Sophie won the heart of her future spouse, and Liv in the 21st century travels with a young man to the city of love with faith in a happy future. However, the heroines will be disappointed.

In the French capital, the action of the novel "Alone in Paris" takes place, the main character of which is the modest Nell. After the groom did not go with her on a romantic weekend, the girl decides to prove to him, and first of all to herself, that deep down she is capable of adventures.

The plot of the novel "Me Before You" is based on the story of the relationship between the disabled Will and his caregiver Louise Clarke. Moyes claims that he does not use the details of his own biography or familiar people, but there were 2 people around Jojo who needed care around the clock. Therefore, the author is sure that she did not "go too far and maintain balance", describing the behavior and feelings of the hero, deprived of the opportunity to move independently.

A number of readers noted the connection between literary characters and real life, referring to the Hollywood actor Christopher Reeve, who ended up in a wheelchair after an injury and also courageously experienced the situation. After the book was published, Moyes received a letter of approval and support from the Christopher Reeve Foundation.

While working on the film adaptation of "Me Before You", Jojo noted an interesting fact: only "awesome women" gathered on the set, and then the "awesome actress" appeared on the screen. This is how the writer spoke of the producers Karen Rosenfelt (The Twilight Saga), Alison Owen (The Suffragist, Saving Mr. Banks) and Sue Baden-Powell (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Doctor Dolittle).

Emilia Clarke, the same Daenerys from Game of Thrones, and Sam Claflin, who played in The Hunger Games, were invited to the main roles. The actress later admitted that, working in a team led by women, for the first time she did not have to prove anything to anyone, as it happened in "male" projects such as "Terminator" or "Star Wars".

The production of the film was entrusted to Thea Sherrock, the famous British theater director who turned Daniel Radcliffe into a Broadway star. With a modest budget of $ 20 million, the film grossed $ 200 million at the box office.

The writer did not want to continue the story about Lou Clark, but broke this promise by releasing the novel "After You". In the book, the heroine, having survived the death of her beloved, returns to her family, but life will never be the same. In a group of psychological help, the girl meets a kindred spirit, but past memories prevent the establishment of contact.

Information about Jojo Moyes' personal life fits into a couple of sentences: the novelist is married to journalist Charles Arthur. The couple live on their own farm in Essex and have three children.

British sites have repeatedly quoted Jojo's words that she has to get up at 6 in the morning, because, in addition to a large family, pets also require attention. The woman's words are illustrated by photos on Instagram depicting dogs, horses and cats.

Moyes does not write all day, but only in the morning and evening. In household chores, "15% of the brain is busy thinking about words and actions" of the characters. The writer does not believe the words of her colleagues who claim that they are free to switch to any other type of activity.

In 2018, Jojo Moyes' bibliography was replenished with a novelty - the novel “Still the Same Me”, which became a continuation of the story about Louise Clarke. According to the writer, she plans to devote a story to this heroine, and she is done with large-scale works.

When asked about the prospects for portraying other writings to the wide screen, Moyes said she is working on a screenplay for a film based on the novel One Plus One, about a single mother struggling to make ends meet. Help comes in the face of a wealthy man, for whom communication with this family restores a taste for life.

2002 - "Happy steps in the rain" 2003 - "Villa Arcadia" 2004 - "Where happiness lives" 2005 - "Ship of the Brides" 2007 - "Silver Bay" 2008 - "Night Music" 2009 - "Dancing with Horses" 2010 - " The last letter from your beloved "2012 -" Before meeting with you "2014 -" One plus one "2015 -" After you "2018 -" Still me "

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Jojo Moyes Net Worth 2022

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Jojo Moyes Net Worth 2021

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Jojo Moyes Net Worth 2020

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Jojo Moyes Net Worth 2019

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Jojo Moyes Net Worth 2018

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Jojo Moyes Net Worth 2017

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