Deborah Swift is a historical novelist living on the edge of the Lake District, an area made famous by the Romantic Poets such as Wordsworth and Coleridge. Before becoming a writer, she had a career as a scenographer and costume designer for theatre and BBC TV. Her first novel, The Lady’s Slipper, was shortlisted for the Impress Prize, and she is the author of ten further historical novels including the Women of Pepys’ Diary trilogy. Find her at her website www.deborahswift.com.