Sarah

Claire McGowan is the author of multiple novels in both the crime and women's fiction genres. She also writes for radio and TV, as well as being a popular teacher of creative writing. She grew up in a small village in Ireland, which much like Mr Darcy she did find rather confined and unvarying.

Sarah Day lives in London, where she works as a writer and editor. Her first novel, Mussolini's Island, was published in 2017 and received a Betty Trask Award. In 2019 she was Writer in Residence at Gladstone's Library.