Alison Stuart writes historical romances and short stories set in England and Australia and across different periods of history. She is best known for The Postmistress, The Goldminer's Sister and The Homecoming - stories set in the Victorian goldfields in the 1870s.

She also writes historical mysteries as A.M Stuart and her popular Harriet Gordon mystery series set in Singapore in 1910. She lives in Melbourne, Australia and in a past life Alison worked as a lawyer across a variety of disciplines including the military and emergency services. She has lived in Africa and Singapore and loves travel!

If you could have dinner with any historical figure, who would it be and why?

The Victorian explorer and adventurer, Isabella Bird. She was a woman bitten by the travel bug and she would have a fund of stories of her adventures!