Linden Peach

Linden Peach was born and brought up in Cardiff and studied at Aberystwyth University and, more recently, with the Open University. He is passionate about literature and history,on which he has published extensively, and has taught in a number of universities including Loughborough University where he was awarded the personal title of Professor of Modern Literature. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Fellow of the English Society. His most recent books are Pacifism, Peace and Modern Welsh Writing and Mary Jane. A Game of Shadows, a highly original novel which recreates the compelling yet tragic life of Mary Jane Kelly, one of the victims of England's most notorious serial killers, Jack the Ripper. Brought up in Wales, until now she has been known only for her death.