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Compelling sagas, heartwarming romances and enthralling historical fiction
Sunday Times bestselling author Freda Lightfoot was born in Lancashire.
She was a teacher, a bookseller in the Lake District, then a smallholder and began her writing career publishing short stories and articles before finding her vocation as a novelist.
Freda published over fifty novels, mostly sagas and historical fiction.
She died aged 83 in November 2025, leaving a legacy of books that continue to be enjoyed by thousands of readers.
