Lois Quinns professional experience has given her a deep insight in to the complexities of human responses to life events & relationships. In particular her knowledge of the impact...view moreLois Quinns professional experience has given her a deep insight in to the complexities of human responses to life events & relationships. In particular her knowledge of the impact of illness and disability is reflected in the lives of the characters in Mirrored Lives.
Her professional empathy is reflected in her treatment of their loss an grief and as a long term resident of Edinburgh, she is not afraid to rip away the tourist faade of the city to reveal the dark, drug ridden underbelly of a place once described as the Aids capital of Europe.
This novel is purely fictional but set in the real streets of Edinburgh and she draws on all her practical & academic knowledge to give reality to her characters.
With years of experience in child care, social work and palliative care, the author, under her own name, has already published academic work and is known nationally as a freelance tutor.view less