I've been making up stories since I was very young. Having retired from a career in teaching and organising other people, I now have more time to devote to writing short stories and historical fiction. This novel is set in the area where I grew up, close to the lovely valley of the river Lune. This is my second published novel, details of my first novel, Death of a Daughter of Venice, and a collection of short stories can be found at historical-novels.co.uk