James Runcie is an award-winning film-maker and the author of ten novels. Sidney Chambers and The Persistence of Love is the sixth book in ‘The Grantchester Mysteries’ series, which began in 2012 with Sidney Chambers and The Shadow of Death. In October 2014, ITV launched Grantchester, a prime-time series starring James Norton as Sidney Chambers. The second season aired in spring 2016 and the third in spring 2017. James Runcie is Commissioning Editor for Arts at BBC Radio 4. He lives in London and Edinburgh.