Sarah Gristwood is the author of 'Arbella' (Transworld £20 hardback Feb. 2003, £9.99 paperback Feb. 2004) and 'Elizabeth and Leicester' (Transworld £20 hardback Feb. 2007, £8.99 paperback Feb. 2008). This is her first novel.
Margaret Gaskin is a journalist, editor and historian. Previously Publications Editor for the Royal Shakespeare Company, she edited The 20th Century in Pictures and is the author of Blitz: The Story of 29th December 1940, which became the basis for the acclaimed Channel 4/PBS documentary Blitz: London's Firestorm.