


Lady of the Highway (2016) completes the trilogy. The second in the trilogy, Spirit of the Highway (2015) is told in the voice of the ghost of a roundhead farmer's son who loved Katherine. Swift's Shadow on the Highway (2014) is the first of The Highway Trilogy of young adult novels, and is based on the life of highwaywoman Katherine Fanshawe, also known as Lady Katherine Ferrers. The Gilded Lily (2012) follows some of the same characters but moves the location to London and considers aspects of beauty and cosmetics.Ī Divided Inheritance (2013) starts in London in 1609 but the action moves to Seville during the expulsion of the Moors and reflects this turbulent period of European history.

Levens Hall features as one of the locations of the book, which is set in 1660 and involves the persecution of local Quakers. Her first published novel was The Lady's Slipper (2010), which alludes to the lady's slipper orchid found in the Silverdale area near her home.
