About

Author and musician LK (Laura) Wilde was born in Norwich, but spent her teenage years living on a Northumbrian island. She left the island to study music, and after a few years of wandering, settled in Cornwall with her husband, where she raises her two crazy, delightful boys.

Dreams of writing started early for Laura, and she carried a notebook with her at school, scribbling stories whenever she could, including in lessons when she should have been focusing on other things. It probably explains her dubious maths skills now!

During her teens, music took centre stage (excuse the pun) and she applied her love of writing to songs. In her 20s, fitting music around a full-time teaching career meant dreams of becoming an author were put on hold.

In 2018 she embarked on an ambitious music project with the Cornish folk band The Rowan Tree, unearthing and retelling forgotten stories of Cornish miners in India. The project involved a substantial amount of writing, and her author dream was rekindled.

Eventually, with a great deal of encouragement from family near and far, she began writing her debut novel. Silver Darlings was released in early 2021.
 
Since writing Silver Darlings, Laura has written and released a further ten novels- Queenie of Norwich, The Wives Left Behind, three books in the contemporary The House of Many Lives Series , The Happy Place and Silver Darlings has now become the six-book Watson Family Saga. 


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