Susan Hillmore

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Susan Hillmore is an English author and painter living in Gloucestershire. [1] She studied fine art at the Camberwell School of Art and has exhibited at the Royal Academy. [2] She has also written two novels:

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References

  1. 1 2 "Susan Hillmore - books from rBooks.co.uk". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
  2. Frontispiece of The Greenhouse Fontana paperback edition 1989