Jill lives by the sea in East Sussex and has had six books published plus a book of short stories. She went to Japan for a holiday and fell in love with the people and culture. This changed her life and she went to live there for a year and didn’t come back for seven. She opened her own English conversation school which she ran for seven years. Her first book is a memoir of this time, Cherry Blossoms, Sushi and Takarazuka, Seven Years in Japan.
Her Secret Samurai Trilogy draws on Jill’s knowledge of Japan and its history and myths. It is a time-slip story of two female samurai and was voted one of the best Japan related novels of the year by Savvy Tokyo Magazine.
Tama, the Extraordinary Cat, is a true story of a Japanese cat who saved a railway company and became a goddess. It’s for children, but also for people who love cats.
Jill went back to her roots with her latest novel, a romantic suspense called The Rocking Stone, set in the South Wales mining valleys of the early 20th century.
Jill writes about strong female characters and says, ‘I want my books to be uplifting and positive where female characters are concerned.’
She belongs to several local writing groups as well as the SWWJ and Historic Novels Society. Her interests include history, Japan, reading, gardening, current affairs and walking her dog.