About the AuthorPhilippa began writing when she was a child, illustrating her own handwritten books for the enjoyment of her friends and had her first short story published when she was ten. She started her first novel after her eldest daughter was born 27 years ago, writing when the baby was napping in the afternoon. Many rewrites and crises of confidence later it has evolved into Blood of the Red Rose and its `coming soon sequel Tears of the White Rose. Philippa has two daughters, four grandchildren and lives in Cyprus with Paul, her husband of twenty-two years, their two dogs and four cats.