Jo Verity is the author of five published novels - 'Everything in the Garden' (2005), 'Bells' (2007), 'Sweets from Morocco' (2009), 'Not Funny, Not Clever' (2011) and 'Left and Leaving' (2014) - all published by Honno. Her sixth novel, 'A Different River', will be published in June 2018. Her short stories have appeared in anthologies, magazines and been broadcast on Radio 4. She won the Richard & Judy short story competition in 2003 and the Western Mail Short Story Prize in 2004. Jo lives in Rhiwbina, Cardiff, Wales.