Hello and welcome

Thank you for visiting my website. My first novel is called Tell Me How This Ends. It has been a bestseller and a Radio 2 Book Club pick.

My new novel is The Last Time I Saw You and is about the unbreakable bond between mothers and daughters and family secrets.

I started writing fiction in 2019 after working in magazines (mostly as a sub-editor, moving on to writing features about home, design and interiors). An early draft of Tell Me How This Ends was longlisted for the Bath Novel Award in 2020.

I am represented by Hayley Steed at Janklow & Nesbit but for bookish chat I can often be found on Instagram or Twitter.

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‘Told from the viewpoints of Nancy and Georgie, this is a compelling drama that would make a great book club read.’
Good Housekeeping

‘This taut, lovely novel has all the momentum of a thriller and all the heart of a family coming to terms with its own messy truth. Jo Leevers is a master of forgiveness, that most divine of high wire human acts.’
Catherine Newman

‘Immersive, compelling and beautifully written – book clubs will devour The Last Time I Saw You. Another surefire winner.’
Andrea Mara

‘The Last Time I Saw You took my breath away. Poignant and human, this is thoroughly gorgeous read.’
Laura Pearson

‘A fabulous book with a remarkable friendship at its core. Jo writes so beautifully about grief and our strongest emotions, but is also very funny.’
Zoe Ball

‘A pleasingly complex narrative, flecked with reflections on the healing properties of storytelling. This promising debut concludes
with that vital ingredient: a well-crafted twist.’
The Observer

‘A heartfelt exploration of how the secrets we keep shape our lives. The quirky, endearing characters and the mystery at its heart had me hooked.’
Mikki Brammer

‘An incredible story of regret, grief and the gift of time.’
Ashley Tate