Grippingly readable * Sunday Times * Larger than life... a fascinating saga... it has all the right dramatic and romantic ingredients * Woman's Journal * A mesmerising storyteller * Daily Telegraph * Truly unputdownable * The Times *
Susan Howatch was born in Surrey in 1940. After taking a degree in Law she emigrated to America where she married, had a daughter and embarked on a career as a writer. She left in 1976 and lived in the Republic of Ireland for four years before returning to England. She lives in London.