Secret Wife (Paul) - Author Bio

Author Bio
• Birth—N/A
• Where—Glasgow, Scotland, UK
• Education—Glasgow University
• Currently—lives in London, England


Gill Paul is a Scottish author of history and historical fiction. She was born in Glasgow and studied Medicine at Glasgow University. She later studied English Literature and History (she was, as she admits, "a student for a long time"). After graduating, Paul headed to London, where she worked in publishing, eventually starting her own company to produce books for publishers.

Paul's latest novel, The Secret Wife (2016), uses a dual time-frame: the first, in which a young woman must decide whether to forgive her unfaithful husband, and the second, which re-imagines the survival of Tatiana Romanov, the second daughter of the last tsar of Russia, and her love for a young cavalry officer.

Other novels include No Place for a Lady (2015), about two Victorian sisters who travel out to the Crimean War of 1854–56 and face challenges beyond anything they could have imagined; The Affair (2013), set in Rome in 1961–62 as Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton fall in love while making Cleopatra; and Women and Children First (2012), about a young steward who works on the Titanic.

Gill also writes historical non-fiction, including A History of Medicine in 50 Objects (2016) and her "Love Stories" series, each volume containing fourteen tales of real-life couples: how they met, why they fell for each other, and what happened in the end. Published around the world, the series includes World War II Love Stories (2014), Royal Love Stories (2012), and Titanic Love Stories (2011). Paul also writes on health, nutrition and relationships. (Adapted from the author's website.)