Amy Spencer, the novel's heroine, is a 20th-century Jane Eyre. Not born into a family of status or wealth, she nonetheless had a good education at a single-sex Grammar School near Elephant and Castle in London and an upbringing which enabled her to mix in the various strata of society she encounters in the changing and challenging world she lives in. Amy considers herself the equal, both socially and intellectually, of the men she meets and she succeeds in a profession steeped in tradition and precedent which is male-dominated when she enters it aged 23. But dear reader, does she marry her Mr Rochester? You will have to read the book to find out.

Author Biography

The author has had a successful career in Law and has always been an avid reader and dedicated theatre-goer. Inspired by the Romantic poets and novelists, especially the Brontes, she has had several collections of poetry published. Awarded a Merit for her MA in Creative Writing, this is her debut novel. It spans seven decades in the life of its heroine commencing with her birth during the Battle of Britain and is the first volume of a quartet.