Nikola Scott started out in book publishing and worked as a crime fiction editor in America and England for many years. Turning her back on blood-spattered paperback covers and dead bodies found in woods, she sat down at her kitchen table one day to start her first novel—and hasn’t stopped writing since. Obsessed with history and family stories (‘How exactly did you feel when your parents gave the house to your brother?’) she is well-known – and feared – for digging up dark secrets and turning them into novels. Her first two books, MY MOTHER'S SHADOW and SUMMER OF SECRETS, have both been international bestsellers and were translated widely around the world. Her third novel, THE ORCHARD GIRLS, is out now. Nikola lives in Frankfurt with her husband and two boys (and a kitchen table). Visit www.nikolascott.com for more information, or find Nikola on Instagram @nikolascottauthor, Twitter @nikola_scott and Facebook @NikolaScottAuthor. Once a month, Nikola sends out a popular newsletter about writing, reading, book news, freebies and loads of therapeutic baking. Join in here if you’d love to be a part of it all: bit.ly/NikolaScottNews