About the author - Jude Thomas
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Jude's a southern girl, and her hometown Dunedin has a great history. It was nicknamed 'The Edinburgh of the South' by the early Scottish settlers, Dùn Èideann being the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh.
Ironically, she now lives at the opposite end of the country from her southern hometown: Mangawhai on the north-eastern coast. Jude loves living in Aotearoa-New Zealand and while it's geographically near the bottom of the world, news and views (and climate change) are current. The pull is aways for home, and Jude's favourite place is the southern province of Central Otago, which features in Book 1 Southern Gold - it's where her family spent many holidays when she was a child. Even when She's not there, Jude can still smell the wild thyme and feel the shimmering summer heat. Today, much of the thyme and tussock land has been replaced by vineyards that produce excellent wine. When she's not sampling it, or reading and writing, she enjoys spending time with her family and her rescue moggie.
Jude's a slow writer, because she keep going down research rabbit holes. She enjoys the 'sliding doors' effect: wondering what 'might have been' and bringing seemingly insignificant events to life. There are many possibilities for further stories in The Gold Series, so do contact Jude about your favourite characters and what you'd like to know about their future.
Ironically, she now lives at the opposite end of the country from her southern hometown: Mangawhai on the north-eastern coast. Jude loves living in Aotearoa-New Zealand and while it's geographically near the bottom of the world, news and views (and climate change) are current. The pull is aways for home, and Jude's favourite place is the southern province of Central Otago, which features in Book 1 Southern Gold - it's where her family spent many holidays when she was a child. Even when She's not there, Jude can still smell the wild thyme and feel the shimmering summer heat. Today, much of the thyme and tussock land has been replaced by vineyards that produce excellent wine. When she's not sampling it, or reading and writing, she enjoys spending time with her family and her rescue moggie.
Jude's a slow writer, because she keep going down research rabbit holes. She enjoys the 'sliding doors' effect: wondering what 'might have been' and bringing seemingly insignificant events to life. There are many possibilities for further stories in The Gold Series, so do contact Jude about your favourite characters and what you'd like to know about their future.