Fiona Fraser-Thomson

Born in India in the dying days of the British Raj, Fiona was sent to boarding school in England at the age of 4 1/2. She was extensively educated in girls' private schools, two finishing schools and at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, in her words "to within an inch of my life". Her original ambition was to become an archaeologist; however, life took her in a different direction. She started work as an Assistant at Universal Films' London office, working her way up the PR ladder to become PR Manager for the Government of Malta. She then ran her own PR Consultancy for five years, creating historical visitor attractions throughout the UK and abroad.

Fiona obtained a B es L (BA in Languages) from the University of Lausanne; a Honours degree from the Institute of Linguists, and a plethora of awards (including Bronze, Silver and Gold medals from the Poetry Society of London). She has had her poetry (having written over 600) published both in paperback and hardback, and has also been published in hardback for historical non-fiction.

Having retired from "the day job", she is now concentrating on writing novels and currently has five in varying stages of gestation. She lives in a bijou weather boarded cottage on a farm in Essex; but sadly, for the first time in her life, without the company of animals. Her other interests include gardening and photography.