Woman's Day

5 minutes with… KATE MOSSE

Where did your love of historical fiction come from?

I've always been passionate about history and curious about how people lived in the past. I grew up reading authors like Rider Haggard, Jean Plaidy, Robert Graves and Mary Renault. I love how, with historical adventure, you can bring the past to life and also shine a light on the present.

What inspired this latest novel, and

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