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Sara Sheridan

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Born in Edinburgh. I'm a complete swot - love books always have! Currently obsessed with late Georgian/ early Victorian culture, the subject of several of my novels, and with 1950s Britain for my Mirabelle Bevan murder mystery series set across the UK - and even one in Paris. Occasionally write tie-in books for historical dramas on TV, children's picture books and short stories, mostly for charitable causes. ...more

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Sara Sheridan I would definitely go to Regency England as created by Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer. I'd indulge myself in unsuitable romances and end up living in…moreI would definitely go to Regency England as created by Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer. I'd indulge myself in unsuitable romances and end up living in a castle (of course)(less)
Sara Sheridan Well, honestly, I don't get writer's block. Writing is my full time job, so it's no nonsense round here! Some days writing is more difficult than othe…moreWell, honestly, I don't get writer's block. Writing is my full time job, so it's no nonsense round here! Some days writing is more difficult than others but you just have to get on with it and on days when inspiration is lacking, craft skills need to step in. (less)
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When I started writing my books, you didn't hear so much about Young Adult as a genre. It was only recently when a young family member of mine was having a look at my old paperbacks and commented, "I like your YA books, aunt Sara!" that I realised they'd be categorised that way nowadays. What a revelation!

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The Jewel Keepers by Sara Sheridan
"A fantastical, historical romp through the 1800’s where women are badly treated and men can be brutes! I raced through this book, which at times was infuriating, as the Mr Thom closed in on the trail of Amaramini McKenzie and her quest for the crown!" Read more of this review »
The Jewel Keepers by Sara Sheridan
"Sara Sheridan delivers again. Historical fiction with excellently crafted characters (particularly the take no prisoners women), a brilliant adventure/mystery concept and engaging writing."
The Jewel Keepers by Sara Sheridan
"This is my first Sara Sheridan book and it most certainly wont be my last! Based in Edinburgh at the start of the 19th c, the author takes the facts about the Honours of Scotland (for the king) and mixes them with a strongly led female group in searc" Read more of this review »
The Jewel Keepers by Sara Sheridan
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The McKenzie women have been the secret jewel keepers for the Scottish Crown for generations but Araminta only discovers this when she is contacted by a great-aunt she didn’t know existed. Araminta’s arrival at the home of her great-aunt in Edinburgh" Read more of this review »
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“There is something particularly fascinating about seeing places you know in a piece of art - be that in a film, or a photograph, or a painting.”
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“To me, reading through old letters and journals is like treasure hunting. Somewhere in those faded, handwritten lines there is a story that has been packed away in a dusty old box for years.”
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“They should be taking bonuses from bankers, not library books from schoolchildren. What kind of society are we building?”
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“They should be taking bonuses from bankers, not library books from schoolchildren. What kind of society are we building?”
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“It may take a village to raise a baby, but hell! it takes an army to produce a book.”
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“A writer is like a stick of rock - the words go right through.”
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