Imogen Edwards-Jones
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Work
Edwards-Jones is best known for the Babylon series of exposés based on her 2004 novel, Hotel BabylonHotel Babylon (novel)
Hotel Babylon is a book by British journalist Imogen Edwards-Jones and "anonymous". It describes a fictional hour-by-hour account of life in a top London hotel. It exposes the exploits of the staff and guests alike....
from an insider's view of the non-stop world of the hotel staff and guests alike.
In 2006 she had a regular column in The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
, detailing her attempts at IVF which resulted in the birth of her daughter. She blogs for doyoutravel.com.
Personal life
She is married to the BBCBBC
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's Creative Head of Comedy Talent, Kenton Allen
Kenton Allen
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. Candace Bushnell
Candace Bushnell
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is her daughter’s godmother.
... Babylon series
- Hotel BabylonHotel Babylon (novel)Hotel Babylon is a book by British journalist Imogen Edwards-Jones and "anonymous". It describes a fictional hour-by-hour account of life in a top London hotel. It exposes the exploits of the staff and guests alike....
(2004) (with "anonymous") (see also BBC series Hotel BabylonHotel BabylonHotel Babylon was a BBC television drama series based on the book of the same name by Imogen Edwards-Jones, that aired from 19 January 2006 to 14 August 2009, produced by independent production company Carnival Films for BBC One...
based on this book) - Air BabylonAir BabylonAir Babylon is a 2005 book by British journalist Imogen Edwards-Jones and "anonymous", described as "a trawl through the highs, the lows, and the rapid descents of the travel industry". It combines various allegedly true incidents into a fictionalized day in the life of a duty manager at London...
(2005, with "anonymous") (in development by Carnival Films for television) - Fashion BabylonFashion BabylonFashion Babylon is a 2006 book by British author and journalist Imogen Edwards-Jones and "anonymous", exploring the world of fashion. The book is set to follow the life and times of a small fashion house based in London...
(2006) (with "anonymous") (see also BBC series Material GirlMaterial Girl (TV series)Material Girl is a British romantic comedy produced by Carnival Films, that first aired on BBC One on 14 January 2010. It stars Lenora Crichlow, Dervla Kirwan and Michael Landes.Set in the fashion world, it was inspired by the book Fashion Babylon...
loosely based on this book) - Beach Babylon (2007) (with "anonymous")
- Pop Babylon (2008)
- Wedding BabylonWedding BabylonWedding Babylon is a 2009 book by British author and journalist Imogen Edwards-Jones and "anonymous" exploring the world of weddings. The book lifts the veil on the excesses of the wedding industry - the scams which inflate the prices of everything from flowers to cakes to marquee hire and the...
(2009) (co-edited with "anonymous") - Hospital Babylon (2011)
Other Books
- The Taming of Eagles: Exploring the New Russia (1993) (with Joth Shakerley)
- My Canapé Hell (2000)
- Big Night Out (2002) (with Jessica Adams, Maggie Alderson and Nick Earls)
- Shagpile (2002)
- The Wendy House (2003)
- Tuscany for Beginners (2004)
- Ladies' Night (2005) (with Jessica Adams, Maggie Alderson and Chris Manby)
- The Stork ClubThe Stork Club (book)The Stork Club is a 2006 book by British author and journalist Imogen Edwards-Jones. The book, based on the author’s Daily Telegraph column – Shall I Be a Mother?, is an autobiographical account of Edward-Jones’ attempts to conceive. The book outlines Imogen Edwards-Jones’ treatment by IVF.The...
(2006) - In Bed With... (co-edited with Kathy LetteKathy LetteKathy Lette is an Australian author who has written a number of bestselling books.Born in Sydney's southern suburbs, she first attracted attention in 1979 as the coauthor of Puberty Blues, a strongly autobiographical, proto-feminist teen novel about two 13-year-old southern suburbs girls...
, 2009, with Jessica Adams, Maggie Alderson, et al.)