Penny Vincenzi

Penny Vincenzi is a British author of contemporary fiction and romance novels. She is the author of the Spoils of Time trilogy. She began writing when she was nine years old, writing three copies of her own magazine by hand on carbon paper. Before becoming a published author, Penny worked at the Harrods Library in London and as a junior secretary for the magazines Vogue and Tatler. She then went on to work as a personal assistant to Marje Proops at the Daily Mirror. Penny’s next career was working for a cosmetics company. Through that, she made connections with Boots, which tied into her next move – starting Looking Good magazine with her husband Paul. In order to start the magazine, the couple had to sell their house and get a large bank loan, but risk paid off and magazine was a success. While interviewing author Jilly Cooper for her magazine, Jilly hooked her up with her agent, who got her novel sold. Penny lives in London and has four children and grandchildren. Penny Vincenzi became a published novelist in 1989 with the novel Old Sins. Below is a list of Penny Vincenzi’s books in order of when they were first published: Note: The Decision was also published in the United States as More Than You Know.