About the Author After a rewarding career in the sciences, Rachel returned to her first love-history and the art of storytelling. Fascinated by the women history neglected, or tried to forget, she creates meticulously researched, emotionally resonant fiction that brings her characters' stories vividly to life.Her fascination with the past began early. At six years old, she was already inventing tales about medieval women in castles, inspired by her treasured Ladybird books and other picture-rich stories that transported her to another time. By the time she discovered Katherine by Anya Seton as a teenager, she knew the joy and escape that only great historical fiction can bring.Rachel's two grown-up children still tease her (fondly) about childhoods spent being "dragged" around castles, archaeological sites, and historical re-enactments.
