Katharine E SmithKatharine E. Smith is a Yorkshirewoman who lives in Shropshire, UK, with her husband and two young children. She has a degree in Philosophy and runs Heddon Publishing - an independent publishing house. Writing has been a passion of Katharine's since very young age, but it took over five years to complete her first novel, Writing the Town Read, to a standard she was happy with. Looking Past followed two years later, and a third novel - Amongst Friends - is well on its way. The settings and characters are key to Katharine's books, which demonstrate a strong affiliation with the South West of the UK, where she went to school and subsequently lived for a further five years. Inspiration comes from writers such as Kate Atkinson, Anne Tyler, and Maggie O'Farrell, with a touch of Nick Hornby and John O'Farrell thrown in for good measure. Read More Read Less