Julie Hearn

At the age of eight, Julie wrote her first novel about a psychedelic dragon who longed to be plain green or brown. Sadly her teacher didn't have time to read the story and Julie vowed never to write anything that ambitious again! Julie went on to become a journalist. She wrote for a daily newspaper in Australia, then lived in Spain for a while, before returning to England and working as a features editor and 'mother and baby' columnist. In 1994, Julie started a degree in Education, but switched to English when she realized teaching wasn't for her. She then went on to complete a Master of Studies at Oxford University in Women's Studies, but found academia creatively restrictive. An idea for her Masters thesis became her inspiration for Follow Me Down.

Julie lives in Oxfordshire and has one daughter, Tilly.

Follow Me Down is a sparkling, original time travel novel-the story of Tom, who travels back in time to the 18th century where he meets a group of people who are displayed as monsters at Bartholomew Fair. Julie's new novel, The Merrybegot tells the story of Nell ho lives with her grandmother, the local cunning woman and healer, in a 17th century West Country Village. With a terrfiying atmosphere, this is a gripping read from an outstanding new author.

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