Writing
Her influences include William Golding, author of Lord of the Flies, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez's 1967 novel, 100 Years of Solitude and the magical realism style.
She is an historical novelist who approaches her subjects "from unexpected angles, concentrating her attention on unglamorous outsiders."
In 2009, she donated the short story The Jester of Astapovo to Oxfam's 'Ox-Tales' project, four collections of UK stories written by 38 authors. Her story was published in the 'Earth' collection.
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