About the Author

We formed our group, Table 52 Writers, following a creative writing course at Richmond and Hillcroft Adult Community College (RHACC) in South West London. Discussions during the course inspired us to continue meeting, sharing our writing and supporting each other. When not in lockdown, we meet at a local cafe to read and review our stories, our table is always number 52. Sitting around table 52, we came up with the idea of a book.

Born in Paris, Flavie has lived in the UK for over twenty year. A former scientist, she has always enjoyed immersing herself in art, books and travel. It was while caring for her young children that she braved a course on creative writing and met her fellow writers at Table 52. When not walking or running, she spends her time with her fictional characters creating stories. Her next challenge is to finish that novel. Deborah Reeves

Karen Ali After a long career in publishing and marketing, Karen is happy to stop writing about products and instead write about characters, plots and far away places. Motivated by the enthusiasm of her fellow creative writers, she is now attempting to dust off and make some headway with that near-forgotten bottom-drawer novel.