Born in Brighton, Fleur studied French Literature at Southampton University and worked in various jobs, including twelve years as a school secretary, before becoming a full-time writer. She has won several short story prizes, and her first novel How to Make a Friend is published by Transworld. She lives in London with her husband and two children.
Fleur Smithwick recommends
The Farm at the Edge of the World (2016)
Sarah Vaughan
"Sarah Vaughan not only writes beautifully but her stories and characters have a way of climbing into your heart and staying there long after you've turned the last page . . . Highly recommended!"