Sally Gardner

Sally Patricia Gardner, has had several careers including acting, writing plays for her touring repertory company and running an animal sanctuary. She says she is an 'accidental novelist'. 'Lillian's Story' was inspired by a request for a short magazine article, and she just kept on writing until it became a full-length novel. No-one was more surprised than her! She has subsequently published 'The Sweetest Empire' and 'Painting by Numbers' and she has just completed her fourth novel, 'Finding Cordelia'. She lives in East Sussex with her husband (who is also a writer) and assorted cats and dogs, all rescued. For more information on Sally and her books, see www.sallypatriciagardner.com