Janet MacLeod Trotter
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Occupation | Writer/Publisher |
| Location | Northumberland, United Kingdom |
| Introduction | I belong to a big family and a big clan - the MacLeods. At 18 I climbed on a bus going to Kathmandu. When I eventually got home I went to Edinburgh University to do Social Anthropology and study student life. I have been a published writer since the mid 1980s. (19 novels including historical sagas, mysteries and a childhood memoirs called Beatles and Chiefs, many short stories and articles. Have edited Clan MacLeod Magazine and had a column in the Newcastle Journal).Check out my historical novels (Amazon top sellers and also best-sellers in France, Russia and Italy),childhood memoir and mystery novels (one about the hippy trail) at: www.janetmacleodtrotter.com |
| Interests | Passionate about books! Love writing them, love reading them - feel twitchy if don't have a book on the go. Also enjoy films, walking, cycling, sea swimming, singing gospel, history, travel, drinking wine,campaigning for peace. |
| Favorite movies | Dr Zhivago, Gone with the Wind, Cabaret, Spinal Tap, Jungle Book. |
| Favorite music | Rolling Stones, Steely Dan, Supertramp, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Femi Kuti, Moses Khumalo, Bueno Vista Club,Amy Winehouse, Beverley Knight, Soweto Strings ... the list goes on. |
| Favorite books | Too many to list, but if I have to, The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald, Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, Passage to India by EM Forster, Jewel in the Crown by Paul Scott and Harold and the Purple Crayon all spring to mind. |