Meredith Whitford is the successful author of two historical novels, Treason and Shakespeare's Will. She has a BA in History, English and Classics from the University of Adelaide, where she lives. She has been reading about the Mitford and Romilly families since, aged nineteen, she found the books Hons and Rebels and Hostages at Colditz in her local library. She now owns every book written by and about these families.