Susan Stokes-Chapman

Susan Stokes-Chapman was born in 1985 and grew up in the historic Georgian city of Lichfield, Staffordshire. She studied for four years at Aberystwyth University, graduating with a BA in Education & English Literature and an MA in Creative Writing.

Her debut novel Pandora was published in the UK in January 2022 and became an instant #1 Sunday Times bestseller. A loose reinterpretation of the Greek myth Pandora's Box set in Georgian London, it tells the story of aspiring jewellery artist Dora Blake and her encounter with an ancient vase that her tyrannical uncle is desperately keen to keep a secret. Her second novel The Shadow Key – a Gothic tale set against the mysterious Welsh landscape of 1783 - was published in April 2024.

Susan currently lives in North West Wales, endlessly pestered by three very beautiful (and very naughty) British Shorthair cats named Byron, Brontë and Dinah while she works on her third novel.

You can find Susan on Instagram and Twitter(X) under the handle @SStokesChapman. Her website is www.susanstokeschapman.com.