Born in Carlisle, Margaret Forster is the author of many successful and acclaimed novels, including Have the Men Had Enough?, Lady's Maid, Diary of an Ordinary Woman, Is There Anything You Want?, Keeping the World Away, and Over, bestselling memoirs (Hidden Lives and Precious Lives) and biographies. She is married to writer and journalist Hunter Davies and lives in London and the Lake District.
Remarkable...disturbing...fascinating * Independent * Nobody is better than Margaret Forster, with her clear calm prose, at delineating the fault lines of the ordinary, unexceptional and hidden lives -- Jennifer Selway * Daily Express * a mesmerizing, unsettling novel * New York Times * Makes such uncomfortable reading that at times you can barely turn the page, but it's so compelling that you have to * Mail on Sunday * Perfectly paced and with superbly drawn characters, this is a compelling story skilfully told * Choice *