JA Gilbert worked in a solicitor's office for nearly twenty seven years, before finally deciding that enough was enough. She now works part-time as a secretary and during the summer season, she is also a guide in a castle. She has always been interested in languages and literature and encouraged by a couple of friends she decided to write her first novel, "McArthur's Country House Hotel" which appeared on Amazon in March 2014. "The Stuffed Giraffe's Head" is her second novel and she is currently writing her third. Her other loves are history, cooking and photography. She can be contacted on JA...