Susan Francis

I’m an independent author and avid reader of books. I also enjoy writing (unsolicited) reviews and I have a review blog at http://soozbookreviews.blogspot.co.uk/. Like many, for me writing came out of a love of reading. I also wanted a way to be creative and, since I have always been more comfortable expressing myself through the written word, it seemed like the best way forward for me. I started my first novel, Butterfly porcupine, in 2009 and what I discovered was a sheer love of the writing process and the joy that comes from actually completing a novel. Butterfly porcupine was published in 2011 and is the first of a coming-of-age contemporary series called Tales from Aintree Court. A second revised edition was published in July 2012 along with an electronic version. My second novel, 'Two versions of the same song', the second Aintree tale, was published in December 2012 and I am currently writing the third in the series.

The stories are pitched at the level for readers in their mid-to-late teens but may be enjoyed by adults who enjoy reading contemporary YA fiction also.