Books By Laura Wake - Author

Laura grew up in the suburbs of London and spent most of her time on rollerblades. She finished school, went to Mallorca to get a job on a boat, then went to Italy and became a ski instructor. After seven years teaching skiing, snowboarding, and English around the world, she decided to do a degree, and started writing. Since then she has completed her first novel A Monster by Violet which won several writing prizes, and is currently working on a second novel. She teaches Creative Writing at Sheffield Hallam University and for the Workers' Educational Association. Laura lives in Sheffield with her partner, two cats, and a free ranging rabbit. When she's not writing or reading, she goes running in the Peak District and works out the desk time at her local boxing gym.