Margaret Mayhew was born in London, and her earliest childhood memories were of the London Blitz. She began writing in her mid-thirties and had her first novel published in 1976. She is married to American aviation author Philip Kaplan and lives on the borders of Wales. Her previous novels include "Bluebirds, The Crew, The Little Ship, Our Yanks, The Pathfinder, Those in Peril," and "I'll Be Seeing You."