Franzeska G. Ewart was born in Galloway. She now lives in Glasgow, but still likes to spend time by the sea, lochs and rivers of south-west Scotland, which were an inspiration to her as she prepared this retelling of The Tempest.
Franzeska writes for all ages. Her The Pen-pal From Outer Space and Shadowflight were both Guardian Book of the Week. She has written three books for A & C Black, all about Bryony Bell and her meteoric rise to stardom. Bryony’s proving very popular with ten year olds, and Franzeska spends much of her time demonstrating the magic tricks from Under the Spell of Bryony Bell. These include sawing a lady in half, which is a particular favourite!
When she’s not writing, Franzeska loves to play treble recorder and look after her two cats, Lily and The Woozle.
