Karen Bates

Karen Bates is married with two children and after living in France for 11 years now lives in Devon.

She is busy writing the third book in her French saga memoirs, Camping it up in France, which is due to be published in 2018.

After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 she has been busy writing a moving account 'Welcome to the pink ladies club,' which is being published in September 2017.

You can follow Karen on Facebook where she would love to hear from you @karenbatesauthor