Barnes, Zoë

Zoë Barnes was born near Liverpool and her mother is Manx and her father is from Yorkshire. She now lives in Cheltenham, where her novels are set. She is also a French translator and translates novels by Christian Jacq (author of the Ramses series) under the pen-name of Sue Dyson. As well as being a writer and translator, Zoë is a professional singer (mezzo-soprano) and recently joined Equity. She loves a challenge, and has tackled everything from folk and jazz to oratorio and opera.