About Lucinda Clerk
Lucinda Clerk is a British-born writer living in New Zealand, known for her sharp wit, curiosity, and willingness to question the world around her. Her newest book, Diary of a Woman at the End of the World, began as a private attempt to understand global events — and grew into an eight-year chronicle of political turmoil, social change, and personal discovery.Early Life & Education
Lucinda grew up in Britain and later studied in France, earning her diploma from the Alliance Française in Paris. She eventually moved to New Zealand in 1981, where she built a life filled with teaching, literature, community work, and family.
Family & Home
Lucinda is married to Steve — known affectionately as “the Hub” in her writing. Between them they share four sons, daughters-in-law, and a lively collection of grandchildren. Much of her writing is rooted in the everyday humour and chaos of family life.
She spends part of each year at their seaside holiday house on Waiheke Island, a place that appears often in the diary.
Writing Journey
Lucinda has written across multiple genres: theatre, poetry, fiction, and now memoir-meets-social-commentary.
Her produced plays include Perfect Match and Bernard’s Daughters, the latter earning a place in the international Women Playwrights Festival in Crete. She has published two books under the pen name Lucy White — The Truth Seeker and The House of Trysts — both exploring themes of identity, relationships, and the human condition.
A Life of Many Roles
Before becoming an author, Lucinda worked as:
an English teacher
These roles shaped her deep interest in people, society, and the stories that sit beneath the surface.
Diary of a Woman at the End of the World
What began in 2016 as a simple diary to make sense of world events evolved into a comprehensive, often startling record of the years leading up to 2024.
The diary blends:
It is a book about seeing the world clearly — even when the truth is uncomfortable.
Why She Wrote the Diary
Lucinda never set out to be a commentator. She simply noticed things others ignored, asked questions others avoided, and kept writing long after she expected to stop. The diary became her way of preserving reality during years of confusion, division, and fear.