After studying history at university, Sally moved to London to work in advertising. In her spare time she studied floristry at night school and eventually opened her own flower shop.

Sally came to appreciate that flower shops offer a unique window into people’s stories and she began to photograph and write about this floral life in a series of non-fiction books.

Later, Sally continued her interest in writing when she founded her fountain pen company, Plooms.co.uk.

Her debut novel, The Keeper of Stories, was a Sunday Times Bestseller and allowed Sally to combine her love of history and writing with her abiding interest in the stories people have to tell.

Sally now lives in Dorset. Her eldest daughter, Alex, is a doctor and her youngest daughter is the author, Libby Page. Her latest novel, The Book of Beginnings is out now in paperback, ebook and audio.