Meg Clothier

Meg Clothier studied Classics at Cambridge, sailed from England to Alaska and worked as a journalist in London and Moscow. She has published two historical novels, The Girl King (about Tamar, the Elizabeth I of the Caucasus) and The Empress (about a French princess caught up in the Fourth Crusade), and also Sea Fever: A Seaside Companion, a book full of marine lore and seaside charm, with her brother, Chris. Her latest historical novel, The Book of Eve, was published by Hachette in March 2023. She lives on the sunny side of the Quantock Hills with her husband, two children and an improbable amount of vegetables.