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Susie Boyt

British
Born 1969
Susie Boyt (born January 1969) is a British novelist and journalist. She has published seven novels, and a memoir about her obsession with Judy Garland. Boyt was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2022.
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Loved and Missed

4.4/5

reader rating · 1,685 ratings

Susie Boyt's Loved and Missed follows Ruth, a London schoolteacher who takes in her granddaughter Lily while her daughter Eleanor battles drug addiction. Critics praise its wry first-person voice and emotional precision, though its heavy subject won't suit everyone.

Reviewed Oct 30, 2026

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