Judith Thomson is the author of High Heatherton (9781785891281), The Orange Autumn (9781788036337), The Distant Hills (9781788034562) and Designs of a Gentleman, The Early Years and The Darker Years (9781789016468 and 9781789016581.) She is passionate about the seventeenth century and has gained much of her inspiration from visits to Paris and Versailles. http://judiththomson.com/