Sue lives in a house surrounded by a
wildlife hedge so she can pretend she lives in the countryside. She
enjoys reading, walking, cinema, researching her books, and
painting and printmaking, when she's not writing -- which isn't
very often!
Sue's latest book, Second
Skin, is OUT NOW
Synopsis
Aledra is one of
a race of shape-shifters; the Drakkoni, powerful warriors and
conquerors of a wild and beautiful continent. She is estranged from
her cold and distant father, who is Lord Commander and confidante
of the King. When her attempt to save a life goes tragically wrong,
she becomes a fugitive, hunted both by her father and a pitiless
bounty hunter. She teams up with Jubal, a young man from an
indigenous tribe, who has witnessed the slaughter of his people by
the hated Drakkoni. Aledra and Jubal journey across the war-torn
continent, surviving as best they can while their greatest
challenge is how to exist as sworn enemies.
Sue is currently working on her next novel, a
Gothic Mystery set in Victorian Northamptonshire and the shoe
trade.
About Second Skin, Sue says: ‘I
started out with the germ of an idea for Second Skin which became
more complex, far reaching, and darkly sinister as I developed it.
This happens most of the time when I’m writing for a Young Adult
and older readership! Fascinating things happen when cultures
collide. There’s so much material for a writer to explore. I’m also
very interested in the many stories and rich lore of Native
American Culture. Within it, I found inspiration for some of the
themes and characters for Second Skin.’
More About Sue
Sue is also an artist when not
writing which isn't very often. She is inspired by images from
nature and the interplay and balances of light, shapes and spaces.
She also loves the contrasts between movement and
textures.
