B.A. Summer

B.A. Summer is the fiction pen name of Jane Peyton. Jane loves novels with magical elements and lovable, colourful characters from a community that makes her want to live there, which is why she conceived the Sole Brethren series. That and the fact she inherited her Dad’s feet and is desperate for a genius to develop Footloose, her fictitious shoe technology in real life so she can the wondrous shoes designed by central character Cordelia Tanner!

Jane describes her fiction as 'glamorous jollity', a genre she wishes the publishing industry would use so she can find the type of stories she enjoys to read.

Sole Brethren: If The Shoe Fits was recognised as one of the 100 notable indie published novels 2023 (from Shelf Media Group, USA). Sole Brethren: Left To Their Own Devices is the second in the series.

Jane started her working life in fashion PR with shoe clients including Salvatore Ferragamo, and after careers in TV production and journalism she founded the School of Booze alcoholic drinks consultancy. Writing as Jane Peyton she has published several non-fiction books about architecture, design, and alcoholic drinks including Beer Knowledge Box, Wine Knowledge Box, Cider Knowledge Box, The Philosophy of Gin, The Philosophy of Beer, The Philosophy of Cider, and The Philosophy of Cocktails

Jane lives in the Yorkshire Dales and Brighton, UK.