Laura Shepperson

Laura Shepperson's first novel, The Heroines, was a UK Sunday Times bestseller, published in the UK and US (under the title 'Phaedra') as well as Italy, Spain and Russia. Her most recent novel, The Heir of Venus, published in the UK and US, tells the story of the Trojan hero Aeneas through the eyes of his three wives. 2017 she was shortlisted for the Lucy Cavendish Prize for Fiction. Laura holds a Master of Studies in Creative Writing from the University of Cambridge. Laura lives outside London with her husband and two children. She can be found on Twitter and Instagram @LauraShepperson.