About the Author

Duncan Barrett studied English at Cambridge and is a writer and editor, specialising in biography and memoir. He is the author of The Sugar Girls, which was a Sunday Times top ten bestseller for three weeks, ranked #2 in the history bestsellers of 2012. It is currently under option for TV/film adaptation. This was followed in 2013 by GI Brides, which deals with women who married American GIs during WW2 and began a new life with them in post-war America. This is also under option for TV adaptation.

Reviews

'If it doesn't become a TV series to rival Call the Midwife, I'll take my tea with ten sugars.' Daily Mail on The Sugar Girls 'Apart from the strength of the individual stories, one of the richest things about this book is the detail...' Bel Mooney, Daily Mail on GI Brides