About Davina Blake
Davina Blake lives in the North of England on the edge of the Lake District, an area made famous by the Romantic Poets such as Wordsworth and Coleridge. In the past she used to work as a set and costume designer for theater and TV, so she enjoys researching, and loves this aspect of creating historical fiction. Under the pen name Deborah Swift she is the author of three historical novels for adults – The Lady’s Slipper, The Gilded Lily and A Divided Inheritance, and also The Highway Trilogy for young adults. Her first novel was shortlisted for the Impress Prize in the UK and for the Salt Lake City Readers Award in the US.