Valerie GeorgesonValerie Georgeson was born in South Shields in the north east of England in 1945. After taking a degree in Drama & Theatre Arts, and English Lit at Birmingham University, she became an actress and later a novelist. She has in the course of her careerbeen a member of British Actor's Equity, the Samaritans, the International Dance Teachers Association, The Writers' Guild, BAFTA, the Society of Authors and the British Association of Iconographers. She now lives in France with her husband, a European Geordie expat. Read More Read Less