Cinnamon Gardens

Anna Jacobs is the multimillion-copy bestselling author of more than 100 novels; she is addicted to storytelling. She grew up in Lancashire, emigrated to Australia in the 1970s and writes stories set in both countries. Her most popular genres are historical sagas and contemporary fiction but she also publishes fantasy novels under the pseudonym Shannah Jay. Jacobs has been married to her own hero for many happy years, and they have two adult daughters and one grandson.

Penelope Freeman is a television and voice actress. She appeared in the TV movie Wild Things (1988) and the series Doctors (2000), Dalziel and Pascoe (2002) and The Bill (2005). Freeman has narrated more than 100 audiobooks including Sally Spencer’s A Walk with the Dead, Jessica Mann’s Voices from the Grave and Janet Woods’ Paper Doll.