Jacki Racke was born in London. She has had a varied and interesting career, including the release of three pop records in the 60s, before working as a model agent in the early 70s.This is her debut novel, which she started during Covid, following an initial creative writing course and subsequent Alumni mentoring programme with Curtis Brown Creative.She lives in London with her husband Laurance, where they love spending time with their four children and eight grandchildren.