Linda Buckley-Archer is the author of "Gideon the Cutpurse"
(June 2006). She was born in Sussex, and was brought up in the
Staffordshire countryside. Linda was a creative writing PhD
student when she was encouraged to pursue her writing further by Blake Morrison.
She was inspired to write "Gideon the Cutpurse" by the Robert Elms
show on BBC radio about the cutpurses and thieves of 18th century London. Her
radio play, "Pearls in the Tate", was shortlisted by BBC Radio 4 for
entry into the 2005 Richard Imison Prize. Linda first started writing
"Gideon the Cutpurse" as a radio drama, but when she first read the
story for her children, they refused to let her stop so that they could have supper,
and so Linda realised that it would have potential as a novel. The BBC also
commissioned Linda to write "One Night in White Satin", a one-off
drama, for BBC1's "Brief Encounters" slot. In addition to this, Linda
Buckley-Archer has worked as a freelance journalist for "The
Independent", amongst others. Prior to this, Linda trained as a
linguist, and taught French for several years. "Gideon the Cutpurse"
is Linda Buckley-Archer's debut novel, and is the first volume in a trilogy,
with "The Tar Man"
being the title of the second volume (which looks to have been called “Time Thief”
in the US). Linda Buckley-Archer lives in London with her family.
Gideon the
Cutpurse - visit the webpage
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