Lorraine Bateman was born in Suffolk and now divides her time between Buckinghamshire and the Isle of Wight. After a corporate career in human resources, Lorraine studied for a master's degree in biography at the University of Buckingham. She now combines work in the field of executive development with writing biographically based historic fiction. She has a keen interest in the First World War, in particular how this affected and influenced the lives of civilians. 'At Midnight in a Flaming Town' is her debut novel.
