Margaret James has been a member of the RNA for twentytwo years. She has written thirteen published novels, many short stories and she also teaches creative writing for the London School of Journalism. Margaret’s first novel was A Touch of Earth, a family saga set in Herefordshire, where she was born and grew up, and her most recent is The Penny Bangle, set in Dorset and published by Robert Hale. But her personal favourite among her novels is Elegy for a Queen, published by Solidus, a small independent that has a varied and fascinating list. Margaret now lives in Devon, which she loves, and has a website at www.margaretjames.com