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Livi Michael has published six novels for adults: Rebellion, published in 2015, Succession, published in 2014; Under a Thin Moon which won the Arthur Welton award in 1992; Their Angel Reach which won the Faber Prize in 1995; All the Dark Air (1997) which was shortlisted for the Mind Award; and Inheritance, which won a Society of Authors Award. Livi has two sons and lives in Greater Manchester. She teaches creative writing at Manchester Metropolitan University and has been a senior lecturer in Creative Writing at Sheffield Hallam University.
She is the best of the modern chroniclers of these mediaeval wars ... beautifully written, politically astute and full of insight into the moments when great history meets fragile human hearts. The Times Fine, taut writing ... packs an emotional punch. The Times on Rebellion A gripping read full of historical detail Woman Magazine on Rebellion Praise for Succession: - Lively ... Michael paints the Middle Ages in spare and elegant prose New York Times Book Review Livi Michael invests intimate and poignant humanity into the personal tragedies of an era wrought with conflict and terror -- Elizabeth Fremantle, author of The Queen's Gambit Has the colour and power of the best of the chronicles Sunday Times Portrayed beautifully, honestly Historical Novel Review
