Margot Shepherd

Margot Shepherd is a British author who was born in Yorkshire where she spent her childhood. She now lives in rural Sussex with her husband and Springer Spaniel, Genni. When she’s not writing she works in medical research at the University of Surrey. She writes about family relationships with a particular emphasis on women and science from a female point of view.

Margot has an MA in Creative Writing & Publishing from West Dean College in Sussex for which she received a distinction and the Vice Chancellors prize.

She has always been a voracious reader of literary fiction (currently, her favourite authors include Maggie O’Farrell, Barbara Kingsolver, Elizabeth Strout and Ann Patchett).

Margot’s other interests include her lifelong passion for gardening and travelling extensively around Europe. Sicily is a favourite destination where she can escape the cold British winters.

Never Closer is her debut novel.