Jane Harris
(born 1962) in Belfast, raised Glasgow.
Belfast-born Jane Harris was raised in Glasgow, but currently lives in London with her husband tom. A graduate of the University of East Anglia's Creative Writing course, she was writer-in-residence at Durham Prison before writing her début novel, The Observations. The historical novel set in 19th century central Scotland was subject to a bidding war between three publishers; Faber and Faber eventually won. The Observations was shortlisted for the 2006 Saltire Society Book of the Year awards.
Harris is also the writer of two Bafta-nominated short film scripts, and is currently working on her second novel, set in Glasgow.
- The Observations
Scotland, 1863. In an attempt to escape her not-so-innocent past in Glasgow, Bessy Buckley takes a job as a maid in a big house outside Edinburgh working for the beautiful Arabella. Bessy is intrigued by her new employer, but puzzled by her increasingly strange requests.
Bibliography
- The Observations - 2006