Catherine Aitken
Catherine's background is in film and TV production and development, and her love of story has carried through to her books. Her debut novel is out now - The Liberation of Bella McCaa - and Just One Weekend will follow in September.
Her two favourite pastimes are reading and cinema, with travel, collages and making accessories when time allows.
Catherine lives in Edinburgh.
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