Crossing Borders

Julia Gregson is the author of East of the Sun, winner of the prestigious Prince Maurice Prize 2010. She has spent four days with Muhammad Ali in a boxer's training camp in Pennsylvania and interviewed Buzz Aldrin in Houston, Ronnie Biggs in a Brazilian jail at midnight, president's wives, film stars in Hollywood, and several notorious criminals. Her work has been published in Good Housekeeping, The Literary Review, Times, and have been broadcast by the BBC. Alex Pownall is a photographer.

• Catherine King - Mezzo Soprano Sally Bailey - Baileys Home Jean Miller - Painter Hannah Stone - Royal Harpist Venetia Williams - Racehorse Trainer Marian Voyce - Butcher Annica Neumuller - Abstract Painter Glenda Stoneman - Alpaca Breeder Angharad Davies - Barrister Anne Wareham - Landscape Gardener & Writer Nell Gifford - Circus Owner Caroline Peters - Chief Superintendent Andrea McLean - Mapping Artist Revel Guest - Film Director & Chair of Hay Festival Kate Beavan - Farmer & Rural Skills Teacher Ineke Berlyn - Textile Artist & Writer Elizabeth Haycox - Richard Booth's Bookshop, Cafe & Cinema Jenny McLoughlin - Paralympic Sprinter Bettina Reeves - Stage Designer & Puppet Maker Tiffany Murray - Novelist & Lecturer Mary Rose Young - Ceramicist & Potter

Best selling author Julia Gregson explores the unique environment of the Wye Valley and the remarkable number of talented women who call it home. In a picture-led celebration of diversity and achievement, Crossing Borders features a combination of 'day in the life...' reportage and biographical commentary, all brought to life through the photography of Alex Pownall. With 21 women featured, many of whom have received world-wide recognition in their field, this is a truly exceptional record of talent and achievement.