About the Author

After taking a degree in law Susan Howatch emigrated to America where she married, had a daughter and embarked on a career as a writer. She left in 1976 and eventually returned to England. She lived in Salisbury - inspiration for the very successful Starbridge sequence.

Reviews

"One of the best correspondents on the war between darkness and light."

"She may well be the Anthony Trollope of the 20th century."