Ann Lingard

I have nearly always lived in the countryside – near the sea and the moors of Cornwall; in the lush agricultural landscape of Oxfordshire; near the mountains and islands of Scotland; and between the hills of the Lake District and theSolway Firth, the finger of sea that separates Scotland from England. From childhood, I have observed and learned to see the minutiae of my surroundings and to question why they are there and what they are for – it's why I became an academic and research scientist – and this is what led me into writing fiction. But landscapes are peopled – and this too is my major concern in my novels and non-fiction, to understand and try to show how people, real and fictional, interact with each other and their surroundings, whether this is on a Scottish island, or within a world set up for adults of 'normal' height, or on a working trawler.You can see images and videos relating to my stories on my website.