Angela Hargreaves was born in Lichfield Staffordshire but relocated to Twickenham aged eighteen, followed by moves to Highgate N6 and then to Hampshire for some country living. On returning to Staffordshire, she worked as an administrator for a children's charity. She has three grown up stepsons and lives between Staffordshire and Devon with her husband and two little dogs. Interests and work now merge, as they are interior design, house renovation and gardening. This is her first novel.