SarahBurtonhas taught creative writing for Cambridge and Oxford. She has published several books, including two biographies,ImpostorsandA Double Life: A Biography of Charles and Mary Lamb, and the award-winning novelThe Strange Adventures of H, which was also shortlisted for the HWA Debut Fiction Crown. Jem Poster has taught creative writing for the universities of Cambridge, Oxford and Aberystwyth. He is the author of two acclaimed historical novels,Courting ShadowsandRifling Paradise, and co-author, with Sarah Burton, of a handbook for fiction writers,The Book You Need to Read to Write the Book You Want to Write.
‘Bewitchingly readable… A fantastically tightly written, read-every-word novel’ * Guardian, praise for 'Courting Shadows' * ‘Full of terrific historical detail… sparky confidence and unputdownable quality’ * Allison Pearson, praise for 'The Strange Adventures of H' * ‘Beautifully written, full of prevision and intensity’ * Independent *