Once a medical doctor in England, I now live in New Zealand. I write fiction and non-fiction books, and a blog.
My novels could be described as psychological mysteries with a domestic setting. My most recent one, No Good Deed, draws on my professional medical background and on my personal experience as both patient and carer.
You Yet Shall Die is set on the Kent marshes, near my childhood home, and was inspired by exploring some family history.
A brief biography: after qualifying from the University of Oxford Medical School in 1970, my work experience included oncology, general practice and general psychiatry. I then decided to specialise in the psychiatric aspects of physical illness. I held clinical and research posts in Southampton before being appointed Consultant in Psychological Medicine at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford, with interests in oncology and palliative care. After moving to my husband’s native New Zealand in 2000 I studied natural healing and life coaching, qualified as a Bach flower practitioner and ran a client practice from my home for ten years. But writing, which I have enjoyed all my life, has increasingly absorbed my time and energy since I retired from paid work. My other interests include choral singing, trying to learn the piano, looking after my two cats, walking dogs, and visiting the local beaches and cafes.
Jennifer Barraclough 