Author Biography
Patricia Matthew was born and educated in Kent, UK. She later trained to teach Biology under the London Institute. She married and had two children and now lives in Southport, a Victorian seaside town in the north west of England. She began creative writing while studying for an English degree as a mature student. When not writing, she is an avid reader of many genres and for the past few years has been the co-ordinator of a Book Reading Group. The members meet monthly to discuss the chosen book.She also likes to paint using acrylics, solve crosswords, tend her garden and walk Tilly her Rescue Parsons Jack Russell Terrier. 'Free as a Bird in a Healing Garden' is her first novel. She has a collection of tales which she published in 2014 entitled 'Femme Fatale and other stories'. She is currently writing a sequel to her novel entitled 'An Absence of Birdsong' a romantic, historical mystery.
