Jennie Rooney was born in Liverpool in 1980. She read History at the University of Cambridge before moving to London to work as a lawyer. Inside the Whale is her first novel.
Fresh, funny and wise, balancing emotional turmoil with a vivid turn of phrase Marie Claire Funny, sad, unputdownable - an absolute tour de force -- Katie Fforde An elegant, funny and moving first novel... a wonderful, memorable musing on life, fate and love Sunday Express A deeply affecting story ... Rooney confidently moves between two narrators and shifting times, vividly recreating Blitz-torn London and the Africa of the same period Guardian This heartfelt debut novel offers a witty twist on a WWII romance Red