Desiree Jury

DESIREE JURY was born in New Plymouth, New Zealand. Descended from a pioneer settler family, she has always read widely in colonial and military history, and was granted a doctorate at Auckland University on the modern English historical novel. Living in Sydney kindled her interest in its complex and fascinating early history. She is married with four grown children and lives in Wellington, New Zealand.

She is currently working on The Great Chain of Time, a sequel to Two Shadows.