A Woman of Opinion, Doubleday, 4 July 2024

Sean is an award-winning short story writer, winner of the Manchester Fiction Prize, the Fish Short Story Prize and runner-up in the Bridport and Tom-Gallon Trust prizes. He has lived in Greece, Pakistan and Egypt, working variously as a gardener, speechwriter and diplomatic official. He now lives near Forres on the Moray Firth. His first novel The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley (2022, Doubleday/Penguin) was a BBC2 Between the Covers pick and shortlisted for the Saltire prize debut of the year and long listed for the Walter Scott Prize. His latest novel, A Woman of Opinion, was published by Doubleday in July 2024, and chosen as Sunday Times historical novel of the month.