{{short description|South African-born novelist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Tarryn Fisher | image = Tarryn Fisher at BookExpo (05357).jpg | image_size = 200px | birth_date = {{circa|April 1983}}<ref name="auto1"/> | birth_place = [[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]] | education = | occupation = Novelist | notable_works = ''The Wives''<br />''The Wrong Family'' | spouse = | children = }}
'''Tarryn Fisher''' (born 1983) is a South African-born novelist based in [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2020/12/29/theres-no-shortage-twists-tarryn-fishers-the-wrong-family/4030787001/|title=Review: There is no shortage of twists and turns in Tarryn Fisher's 'The Wrong Family'|first=Mary|last=Cadden|work=USA Today}}</ref> She writes primarily in the romance, thriller, and new adult genres, and is best known for her [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' best selling]] novels ''The Wives'' and ''The Wrong Family''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2020/01/30/tarryn-fishers-the-wives-and-topics-of-conversation-by-miranda-popkey-which-one-is-a-big-disappointment.html|title=Tarryn Fisher's The Wives and Topics of Conversation by Miranda Popkey: which one is "a big disappointment?"|date=January 30, 2020|website=thestar.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wciu.com/videos/thejam/author-tarryn-fisher-talks-empowering-women-through-her-writing|title=Author Tarryn Fisher Talks Empowering Women Through Her Writing|website=WCIU}}</ref>
== Early life and career == Tarryn Fisher was born in [[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]], to a [[White South African]] family.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1986-03-10-8601150116-story.html|title=SOUTH AFRICANS HOPE TO RAISE DAUGHTER 'IN FREEDOM'|website=Sun-Sentinel.com|date=10 March 1986 }}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://cnnphilippines.com/lifestyle/2015/09/14/Young-adult-books-author-Colleen-Hoover-Tarryn-Fisher-Christine-Brae-MIBF.html|title=Between the bookends with YA authors Colleen Hoover, Tarryn Fisher, Christine Brae|website=CNN|access-date=25 May 2021|archive-date=25 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525224124/https://cnnphilippines.com/lifestyle/2015/09/14/Young-adult-books-author-Colleen-Hoover-Tarryn-Fisher-Christine-Brae-MIBF.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her father, Dennis Fisher, was a horse trainer and his wife, Cynthia Fisher, was a schoolteacher. The family left South Africa and moved to [[Broward County, Florida|Broward County]], [[Florida]] in 1985 when Fisher was 3 years old.<ref name="auto1"/> She currently resides in Seattle, Washington, with her husband and children.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tarryn Fisher |url=https://www.bookreporter.com/authors/tarryn-fisher |website=www.bookreporter.com |access-date=20 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523084850/https://www.bookreporter.com/authors/tarryn-fisher |archive-date=May 23, 2021 |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref> Fisher self-published her first novel, ''The Opportunist'', through Amazon. Fisher's two most recent novels ''The Wives'' and ''The Wrong Family'', were published by [[Harlequin Enterprises]], a division of [[HarperCollins]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2019/12/31/gone-girl-fans-love-tarryn-fisher-new-thriller-the-wives/2782964001/|title=Fans of Gillian Flynn's 'Gone Girl' will love Tarryn Fisher's new thriller 'The Wives'|first=Mary|last=Cadden|website=USA Today}}</ref> Both titles made appearances on the [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller list]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2020/01/19/combined-print-and-e-book-fiction/|title=Combined Print & E-Book Fiction - Best Sellers - Books - Jan. 19, 2020|newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2021/01/17/trade-fiction-paperback/|title=Paperback Trade Fiction Books - Best Sellers - Books - Jan. 17, 2021|newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> In a 2019 review of ''The Wives'', ''[[Kirkus Reviews]]'' described the novel as "all a bit over the top, but Fisher is a slick writer who keeps a tight rein on her lightning-fast plot."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/tarryn-fisher/the-wives/|title=THE WIVES | Kirkus Reviews|website=Kirkus Reviews}}</ref>
== Bibliography == *{{cite book|last1=Fisher|first1=Tarryn|title=The Opportunist (Love Me With Lies Book 1)|date=14 November 2011|publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |isbn=9781469982786}} *{{cite book|last1=Fisher|first1=Tarryn|title=Dirty Red (Love Me With Lies Book 2)|date=21 December 2012|publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |isbn=9781723142758}} *{{cite book|last1=Fisher|first1=Tarryn|title=Thief (Love Me With Lies Book 3)|date=21 July 2013|isbn=9781723143038}} *{{cite book|last1=Fisher|first1=Tarryn|title=Mud Vein|date=8 March 2014|isbn=9781497455047}} *{{cite book|last1=Fisher|first1=Tarryn|last2=Hoover|first2=Colleen|title=Never Never|date=2015|publisher=Colleen Hoover/Smashwords Edition |isbn=9781310382727}} *{{cite book|last1=Fisher|first1=Tarryn|title=Marrow|date=17 April 2015|publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |isbn=9781511682763}} *{{cite book|last1=Fisher|first1=Tarryn|title=F*ck Love|date=14 January 2016|publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |isbn=9781522778158}} *{{cite book|last1=Fisher|first1=Tarryn|title=Bad Mommy|date=12 January 2017|publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |isbn=9781541221437}} *{{cite book|last1=Fisher|first1=Tarryn|title=Atheists Who Kneel and Pray|date=14 July 2017|isbn=9781548739478}} *{{cite book|last1=Fisher|first1=Tarryn|last2=Aster|first2=Willow|title=Folsom|date=18 May 2018|isbn=9781719341127}} *{{cite book|last1=Fisher|first1=Tarryn|last2=Aster|first2=Willow|title=Jackal|date=26 June 2018|isbn=9781721620869}} *{{cite book|last1=Fisher|first1=Tarryn|title=F*ck Marriage|date=16 May 2019|isbn=9781097105397}} *{{cite book|last1=Fisher|first1=Tarryn|title=The Wives|date=1 January 2020|publisher=HQ Fiction |isbn=9781489293107}} *{{cite book|last1=Fisher|first1=Tarryn|title=The Wrong Family|date=1 January 2021|isbn=9781867209904}} * {{cite book | last=Fisher | first=Tarryn | title=An Honest Lie | publisher=Graydon House | publication-place=Toronto, Ontario, Canada | date=2022 | isbn=978-1-5258-1157-9}}
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==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.tarrynfisher.com/}} {{Authority control}}
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