About the author
Sara Sheridan is mostly an historical novelist but also
writes for children. She sits on the committee of the Society of
Authors in Scotland and the Board of 26. She has appeared at book
festivals across the UK talking about history.
She also blogs for the Guardian and the London
Review of Books and occasionally reports for BBC Radio 4's From Our
Own Correspondent. Her wide-ranging interests include botany,
British empire explorers and adventurers, writing issues (workshops
on publishing/writing) and research (particularly archive
research). Sara reads regularly for Amnesty International
(particularly about indentured labour and gay rights) and is a
patron of It's Good 2 Give, an Edinburgh-based charity that
supports families using The Sick Kids Hospital. She is a twitter
evangelist (@sarasheridan) and digital books enthusiast.