Janet MacLeod Trotter was brought up in the North East of England with her four brothers, by Scottish parents. She is a best-selling author of 16 novels, including the hugely popular Jarrow Trilogy, and a childhood memoir, BEATLES & CHIEFS, which was featured on BBC Radio Four. Her novel, THE HUNGRY HILLS, gained her a place on the shortlist of The Sunday Times' Young Writers' Award, and the TEA PLANTER'S DAUGHTER was longlisted for the RNA Romantic Novel Award. A graduate of Edinburgh University, she has been editor of the Clan MacLeod Magazine, a columnist on the Newcastle Journal and has had numerous short stories published in women's magazines. She lives in the North of England with her husband, daughter and son. Find out more about Janet and her other popular novels at: www.janetmacleodtrotter.com
'Brings a time and place vividly to life and makes compulsive reading.' Northern Echo 'Yanks at the heartstrings with characters you really care about ... is written in a style that screams READ ME. The dialogue is sharp and the prose well chiselled.' Sunderland Echo 'Not to be put down until the last page is turned.' The Morpeth Herald 'Compelling and utterly convincing.' Northern Review 'A heart-rending North-Eastern saga from this brilliant storyteller - you'll be hooked!' World Books 'Moving and passionate story of a stubborn, self- willed woman's battle for personal freedom.' Jersey Evening Post
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