Sara Sheridan is a Glasgow-based writer of over 20 books including a cosy crime noir mystery series set all over 1950s Britain and several historical novels based around real-life events in the late Georgian and early Victorian period. Her novel The Fair Botanists, an intrigue set in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh at the time of George IV's visit to the city in 1822, was Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year 2022. She has also written non-fiction and children's picture books. Sara has been named one of the Saltire Society's 365 most influential Scottish women, past and present. www.sarasheridan.com X @sarasheridan Insta @sarasheridanwriter
Dripping with intrigue and luscious prose, this sumptuous novel shines a light on a Glasgow long past ... Sherdian's fine writing and expert characterisation just pull you in, so you can hear silk skirts swish and secret doors creak, as if you too are dwelling amongst the bustle of Blytheswood Square. I loved it * Karen Campbell * A gripping and beautifully written book * ES Thomson * An enchanting new novel * Scots Magazine * Sheridan is a mistress of the historical novel, and reading her latest book feels at times like stepping into an elaborate period drama set in Edinburgh and Glasgow . . . this is essential reading * Scottish Field Magazine * A gripping novel * Good Housekeeping * Sheridan's spry plot sees secrets discovered, ruinous rumours scotched, happiness regained and friendships founded in a novel that celebrates the search for autonomy * Daily Mail * A novel of feeling and intellect . . . a rich and compelling story. * The Scotsman * There's never any sense of time being wasted. Sheridan meticulously fills out her characters . . . a positive, optimistic novel. * The Herald Scotland * Thoroughly enjoyable, a novel of feeling and intellect which will surely and deservedly be a great success * The Scotsman Magazine *