Paperback | 176 pages | 250 x 200mm
Publication March 2014 | ISBN 9781909823082
Written by best-selling author Julia Gregson, Crossing Borders is a book about female success. It contains interviews and photographic essays that celebrate 21 remarkable women who live and work in the border area between England and Wales, many of whom have received worldwide recognition in their field. This is a truly exceptional record of talent and achievement.
Each subject candidly describes their balance between family and work, the personal borders they had to cross to achieve their goals and how living in the country helped them to find or create their perfect job.
Inspirational and aspirational women are Crossing Borders with Julia Gregson. 21 women living in the Wye Valley share their daily lives with bestselling author and journalist Julia Gregson. Women interviewed include Royal Harpist, Hannah Stone; Revel Guest, film director and Chair of Hay Festival; Jenny McLoughlin, paralympic sprinter; Tiffany Murray, novelist & lecturer; and Jean Miller, painter. The book also features a barrister, a mezzo soprano, a butcher, a circus owner and an alpaca breeder.