The Ghost of Lily Painter by Caitlin Davies

Unbound is the creation of three writers. It was funded directly by readers through a new website: Unbound. The book you are holding came about in a rather different way to most others. In memory of Glyn Roberts, a champion lifeguard on Hampstead Heath. Printed in Great Britain by Clays Ltd, St Ives Plc No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means without the prior permission of the publisher, nor be otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. The right of Caitlin Davies to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with Section 77 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. The Return of El Negro: Africa’s Unknown SoldierĦth Floor Mutual House, 70 Conduit Street, London W1S 2GF

Taking the Waters: A Swim Around Hampstead Heath Four of her books are set in the Okavango Delta, where she lived for 12 years, including the critically acclaimed memoir Place of Reeds.Ĭaitlin is currently a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the University of Westminster, Harrow, in the School of Media, Arts & by Caitlin Daviesīad Girls: A History of Rebels and Renegadesĭownstream: A History and Celebration of Swimming the River Thames While working as editor of the Okavango Observer she was arrested for ‘causing fear and alarm’, and also received a Journalist of the Year award. Her ground-breaking history of Thames swimming, Downstream, was described by the Independent as ‘a fascinating cultural history of swimming’, and resulted in the Museum of London’s first ever Wild Swimming Display.Ĭaitlin was born in London in 1964, and after training as an English teacher she moved to Botswana where she became a journalist for the country’s first tabloid newspaper, the Voice. Many of her books are inspired by the stories of forgotten women from the past, and several have a watery theme. Caitlin Davies is a novelist, non-fiction writer, journalist and teacher – and likes nothing better than outdoor swimming.

The Ghost of Lily Painter by Caitlin Davies