C.J. Cooke is an acclaimed, award-winning poet and novelist published in 23 languages. Born in Belfast, C.J. has a PhD in Literature from Queen’s University, Belfast, and was formerly Reader in Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow, where she researched the impact of motherhood on women’s writing and creative writing interventions for mental health. She has been nominated for an Edgar Award and an ITW Thriller Award, selected as a Waterstones’ Paperback Book of the Year and BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick. She takes inspiration from real women she discovers in detailed historical research, and her books have been critically acclaimed for their atmospheric use of time and place.
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