Beth O'Leary is an English author of romantic comedy novels. Her first novel The Flatshare, published in 2019,[1] sold over a million copies[2] and was nominated for a Comedy Women in print prize.[3] Since then she has written three more books including: The Switch, The Road Trip and The No-Show.[2]
O'Leary was born in the 1990s and considers Winchester her home town.[4] She graduated from Oxford University and lived in London for a few years before moving back to Winchester.[4] She wrote her debut novel whilst commuting between Winchester and her job in London. She gave birth to her first baby in July 2021.[2] The Flatshare is being adapted as a comedy series for Paramount Plus[5] and The Switch is being adapted into a film by Amblin Pictures.[2]