Glennis Virgo started her career in education teaching classics before she became a primary school headteacher. Since her retirement,
Virgo has spent her time improving her Italian, visiting Italy (especially Bologna) and writing. City of Silk is her first novel and it won the inaugural Debut Writers Over 50 Award. She lives in Essex @glennisvirgo
Genres: Historical
Glennis Virgo recommends
Consider the Ravens (2026)
(Scribe of Lindisfarne, book 1)
Cressida Downing
"In this gripping mystery, remote Lindisfarne chills us to the bone and surrounds us with engaging misfits and malefactors. Linnet the scribe and her awkward young companion Isabelle are a delight and we follow them gladly into a vividly drawn world."
