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Jennie Walters

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Jennie has always been interested in stories. She was constantly making them up as a child, studied English at university and worked in publishing before leaving to write books of her own. Author of the Swallowcliffe Hall series for young adults, she also writes historical fiction for adults under the name of Daisy Wood. Cecil and Claude, the heroines of 'What We Did in the War' first crept into her head during a Creative Writing MA at City University in London, and she has been rewriting their story ever since - approximately a hundred years. Now finally here it is: a true labour of love! ...more

Discovering the real Swallowcliffe

When I first had the idea some ten years ago to write a set of books set in an English country house, perhaps the most important thing to decide was what to call my house and thus the series. I made a list of various grand-sounding Abbeys, Manors, Houses and Places and sent them to my editor at Simon and Schuster for her to mull over. We both liked the lyrical rhythm of Swallowcliffe Hall, whi Read more of this blog post »
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