Celia Rees was born and brought up in Solihull in the West Midlands, and now lives in Warwickshire. Before embarking full time on her writing career, she taught English at Secondary school level, and now runs creative writing workshops in between writing books. Celia is most recently recognised for her acclaimed novel, Witch Child and its sequel Sorceress, published by Bloomsbury in 2001 and 2002 respectively,