Sara Sheridan
| Sara Sheridan | |
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| Born |
7 June 1968 Edinburgh |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | Novels, Historical, Crime |
| Notable works | Brighton Belle |
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Sara Sheridan (born 7 June 1968) is a Scottish writer who works in a variety of genres, though predominately in historical fiction. She is the creator of the Mirabelle Bevan mysteries.
Biography
Born Sara Louise Goodwin, Sheridan comes from Edinburgh and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.
Work
Sheridan’s first book, contemporary commercial fiction, Truth or Dare entered the Sunday Times top 50 when it was published in 1998. It was nominated for the Saltire Prize and was also listed in the Scottish Libraries Top 100 Books. In the successive two years Sheridan wrote two more novels in the same genre, Ma Polinski’s Pockets and The Pleasure Express. During this period, she also co-wrote two short films, Fish Supper[1] starring Lynda Bellingham and The Window Bed, which was nominated for a Sky Movies Max Award in 2001. She was then commissioned by specialist publisher Barrington Stoke to write a novella for reluctant readers, called The Blessed and The Damned.
In 2003 she switched genres to historical fiction, funding the move by ghostwriting. She now writes two series of historical novels: one based on the real lives of late Georgian/early Victorian adventurers (The Secret Mandarin – 2009, Secret of the Sands - 2011) and a series of 1950s cosy crime noir mysteries featuring her fictional ex-secret service heroine, Mirabelle Bevan (Brighton Belle – 2012, London Calling – 2014, British Bulldog - 2015 and Operation Goodwood - 2016). The Mirabelle Bevan Mysteries were optioned by STV in 2015 and are now in development. She has also written a children’s picture book, (I’m Me – 2010) which was inspired by her relationship with her niece.
Sheridan occasionally appears as a commenter on TV and radio in the UK.[2] She has reported from both Tallinn, Estonia[3] and Sharjah, United Arab Emirates[4] for BBC Radio 4.[5] She has contributed to several British newspapers, including writing blog articles for The Guardian in 2011.[6][7]
In 2013 she appeared on The History of the Lady on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour. Sheridan also writes blog articles for the Huffington Post[8][9][10] and occasionally writes for the BBC online.[11]
A portrait of her by Scottish artist, Sophie Mckay Knight the result of a creative collaboration, was featured by The Guardian Art & Design column in 2015[12] before going on to public exhibition.
Bibliography
Novels
- Truth or Dare (1998)
- Ma Polinski’s Pockets (1999)
- The Pleasure Express (2001)
- The Blessed and the Damned (2002)
- The Secret Mandarin (2009)
- Secret of the Sands (2010)
- Brighton Belle (2012)
- London Calling (2013)
- England Expects (2014)
- British Bulldog (2015)
- Operation Goodwood (2016)
- The Melting Point (2016)
Children's Picture Books
- I'm Me (2010)
References
- ↑ "SS Short Films: Fish Supper".
- ↑ http://skynews.skypressoffice.co.uk/newstranscripts/murnaghan-70914-paper-review-keir-starmer-sara-sheridan-jeffrey-archer
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00jq0d2/From_Our_Own_Correspondent_Libya_and_Estonia/
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00mbwkb
- ↑ BBC Radio 4’s "From Our Own Correspondent".
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/edinburgh/2011/mar/01/edinburgh-sara-sheridan-secret-sands-history
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/edinburgh/2011/mar/10/edinburgh-sara-sheridan-secret-sands-gay-rights
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/sara-sheridan/who-do-you-think-you-are_b_3266193.html
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/sara-sheridan/writers-earnings-cultural-myth_b_3136859.html
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/sara-sheridan/how-scotland-nurtures-its-writing-talent_b_3717674.html
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-31663862
- ↑ "A look inside the artist's studio: Sophie McKay Knight paints Sara Sheridan". the Guardian. Retrieved 2015-10-16.