<p>I am a professional counsellor and trainer, working in the charitable sector.  After I sustained an injury I kept myself sane by doing an online course with the Open University.  From then on, I was hooked on writing.</p>
<p>'The Boatman's Daughter', set in the early 1970s, was written to show how different attitudes were then, especially for women.  Imogen is a strong character and has to make the right choices.</p>
<p>'Live a Little' takes a character from the first book: a strait-laced housewife, who decides to change her life by joining a commune in France.  She learns to assert herself and to reconsider her attitude to alternative lifestyles.</p>
<p>Watch out for 'Diana's Story' which joins a little girl from 'Live a Little' as she grows up and investigates her family.  She has to make choices about family loyalty.</p>
