She teaches classes and courses in writing, and is the author of six other historical novels: The Lady's Slipper, The Gilded Lily, A Divided Inheritance, Past Encounters, Pleasing Mr Pepys and A Plague on Mr Pepys. with characters you can get interested in' - The Mum Websiteĭeborah Swift lives in North Lancashire on the edge of the Lake District. 'realistic dialogue, an author's obvious love for history, and characters that leap off the pages' - Romance Reviews Today 'There is no greater compliment than 'Give me more!'' - Susanna Gregory Shadow on the Highway and Spirit of the Highway are out now. Spirit of the Highway and Lady of the Highway complete the trilogy. This is the third book in The Highway Trilogy for young adults (and adults) based on the life and legend of the real Lady Katherine Fanshawe, the heiress and highwaywoman, sometimes known as ‘The Wicked Lady’. It is the first book in The Highway Trilogy for young adults. Shadow On The Highway is based on the real life and legend of Lady Katherine Fanshawe, the highwaywoman, sometimes known as 'The Wicked Lady'. Is she meeting her lover, or is she somehow linked with the robberies committed by a mysterious highwayman?

Just where does her mistress, Lady Katherine, go in the dead of night? With her family now in reduced circumstances, she is forced to work as a servant, but at a Royalist household - the estate of Lady Katherine Fanshawe.Īs well as finding her loyalties divided, Abi is soon caught up in a web of sinister secrets which surround the Fanshawe estate.

England has been fighting a bitter civil war for ten years.Ībigail Chaplin, a young deaf girl, has lost her father who was fighting on the side of Parliament.

Spirit of the Highway by Deborah Swift