Adele Parks' husband's 'desperate' act in bestselling author's 20-year marriage

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Adele Parks is marking a major milestone this year as one of the country’s most acclaimed – and successful – female authors.

Her books, famous for their twists and turns, have sold more than 5.5 million copies in the UK alone, and she’ll soon be ticking off her 25th novel in 25 years.

The Teesside-born writer, who lives in Surrey with her husband Jim Pride (her son Conrad has now flown the nest), is something of a cult figure in certain literary circles, and she’s all too aware of the pressure she’s under to deliver something great.

But as we learn during what might be Adele ’s most candid interview ever, she’s not afraid of that pressure and, in fact, she rather likes it. “Every book is like your first book,” she tells us. “There’s the joy and the excitement of seeing people’s reactions to it, but also the absolute nerves and horror of seeing how it’s received!