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Lola Jaye

Biography

Lola Jaye

Lola Jaye was born and raised in London, England, where she still makes her home; she has also lived briefly in Nigeria. By the Time You Read This --- Lola's first U.S. novel --- was published by HarperCollins in 2009. Her inspirational essay "Reaching for the Stars: How You Can Make Your Dreams Come True," in which she charted her journey from foster child to author, was released in 2009 as part of the U.K.'s wildly popular Quick Reads program.

Lola Jaye

Books by Lola Jaye

Being Lara: A Novel
by Lola Jaye

What other explanation could there be? With her dark complexion and kinky hair, so unlike her fair-skinned parents, Lara knew she was different. At eight she finally learned the word "adopted." Twenty-two years later, a stranger arrives as she blows out the candles on her thirtieth birthday cake --- a woman in a blue-and-black head tie who also claims the title "Lara’s mother."

By the Time You Read This
by Lola Jaye

Lola Jaye’s unforgettable debut novel By the Time You Read This follows the life of Lois Bates from age twelve to thirty, as she grows up in the company of her father Kevin, who passed away when Lois was just five-years-old. “With a P.S. I Love You feel” (The Bookseller) By the Time You Read This addresses such questions as: What would you do as a parent if you found out you only had a few months to live? How could you help your child mature from a child to an adult? And what words of wisdom would you leave behind? A life affirming read, By the Time You Read This proves that family bonds never fade, and that anyone can leave their mark on this world for future generations to come.