LindaHartley studied dance and creative writing at Dartington College of Arts, UK,then went on to train as a somatic movement therapist and psychotherapist. Shehas worked in these fields for many years as a therapist and teacher,developing professional training programmes in Germany, the UK, Lithuania andRussia. She has offered workshops and retreats that explore the relationshipbetween movement, image and words, and currently leads retreats in theDiscipline of Authentic Movement in her Norfolk studio. Writing has alwayswoven through her practice. the brokenline is her first novel, and angel wing is its prequel.Linda livesin England, near the North Norfolk coast.