Dewar, Isla

Born in Edinburgh, Isla Dewar now lives in Fife with her husband, a cartoonist, and two sons. Her first novel, "Keeping Up with Magda", published in 1995, has been followed by a string of bestsellers: "Giving Up on Ordinary, It Could Happen to You, Women Talking Dirty, Two Kinds of Wonderful, The Woman Who Painted Her Dreams", and, most recently, "Dancing in a Distant Place."