Katie Ward was born in Somerset in 1979. She has worked in the public and voluntary sectors, including at a women’s refuge and for a Member of Parliament. She took a career break in order to write her debut novel, after being inspired by a book of portraits of women and girls reading.
In 2007, Katie Ward met Hilary Mantel through a work colleague and Hilary took a keen interest in her work.
When Girl Reading was complete, Hilary recommended it to her agent, who soon had a number of publishers bidding for it.
Katie lives in Suffolk with her husband.
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Author's Website: http://www.katieward.co.uk
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