To find about more about Jean Gill or contact her, visit http://www.jeangill.com She is also a photographer with a portfolio at http://www.istockphoto.com/jeangill

Jean Gill is a prize-winning author and member of the Welsh Academi. Her publications include two books of poetry, two military histories, four novels, non-fiction on goat cheese and a translated work on training dogs. She has lived in the South of France since 2003 and her articles on French life, cheese and plumbing have appeared in 'France' magazine.

She lives with her husband and a big white dog, and is mother or stepmother to five children and three grandchildren. Her own childhood was nomadic, following her Scottish soldier father from one posting to another, and her current nationality is Welsh Provencal of Scottish provenance. This allows her to support the winning team on most European sporting occasions.

Before moving to France, Jean Gill was the first woman to be a Secondary Headteacher in the Welsh county of Carmarthenshire. She is a specialist in English and literacy who worked in South Wales for over 20 years with 4-19 year olds, and as adviser to their teachers. As a consultant, she trained teachers throughout the UK and mainland Europe.

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• Bravo's Veil on Dec. 19, 2011
  
  A classic spy/thriller set mostly in WW2 England, with modern-day investigation to untangle the mystery of what really happened to a young boy evacuated from London to Cornwall.The story development is superb, moving expertly between different times and viewpoints, and teasing the reader with enough clues and mysteries to keep me turning those pages. The ending is satisfying and answers most of the questions raised by the twists of the plot. Period detail is exact and absorbing, from every 'Ruddy' and 'cheerio' in the dialogue to old-fashioned spy codes and surveillance methods. Was there hacking before computers and mobile phones? You bet! Croucher brings the characters to life, especially the young evacuee Paul, the sexy female billeting officer/spy Judith and the dog Jiggs. I love this dog! He is the best incarnation of every child's dream dog since George's Timmy in 'The Famous Five' The motif of 'Bravo's veil' is beautifully woven into the plot and the passages where we discover the nature of Bravo's veil are beautifully written, with an unexpected poetry and philosophy, that lingers in the imagination. Highly recommended.