This is a novel of madness, love and the intensity and strength of human relationships. Four children, two boys, two girls, grow up in damaged families trying to accommodate themselves to tragedy and loss. As young adults, they attract each other in their need for passionate love.
She grew up in Oxford then moved to Tennessee for 10 years. She published two historical novels and the novelisation of the Nescafe Gold Blend advertisements under the pen name Susannah James. More recently she has also used the nom de plume, Susan Madison. She is a former Chairman of the Crime Writer's Association, served as World President of the International Association of Crime Writers, and was elected to the prestigious Detection Club. Susan Moody has given numerous courses on writing crime fiction and continues to teach creative writing in England, France, Australia, the USA and Denmark