A Grave above Ground: A Beggar's Tale (Paperback or Softback)

Diana Hutton lives in Madrid, Spain and has spent most of her career as a professional translator but has devoted the last few years to writing full-time. She has written two novels, "A Grave above Ground" and "Don't Call Me Lebohang" which is also available on Amazon.She is currently revising another novel written some years ago and entitled "Sisterly Love". It delves into the intricacies of the sister relationship in old age, treating the subject with remarkable humour and sensitivity. She is also in the process of working on a new novel.Although born in Southampton, in the United Kingdom at the end of the Second World War, Diana spent the first ten years of her life in London, then moved with her family to Sydney, Australia. She was educated there and dabbled in acting and contemporary ballet in Sydney on leaving school, then worked at the Australian Broadcasting Commission. As a young woman, she returned to London, but shortly afterwards moved to live in Paris where she met her Spanish husband to be whilst working in the Australian Permanent Delegation to UNESCO. She married in Madrid and has two grown up children.She has lived there on and off since 1970 and has found life in Spain to be a deeply enriching experience.