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Rebecca S. Buck
Rebecca
S. Buck
has lived in Nottingham, England most of her life. She was accepted by
the University of Oxford to read History, but soon found that something
inside her rebelled against such a rarified academic environment and
left to return to her hometown. She graduated from the University of
Nottingham in 2004 with a degree in English Studies. She hopes to
return to study at postgraduate level in the near future, with a
specific interest in Romantic and nineteenth century literature from a
gender/queer perspective. She is fascinated by the relationship between
literature and culture, especially in a historical context, and the
importance of fiction for representing the human experience. This is
partly what inspires her to write.
Rebecca
remembers writing stories and poems from a very young age. Creating
fiction is her outlet for an over-active imagination and a propensity
for spending far too much time absorbed in her own thoughts. She firmly
believes that a good book is defined by how much a reader enjoys it,
over and above any other merits it might have.
When she’s not writing, Rebecca is usually to be found reading (any
book anyone recommends to her) or listening to music (the louder the
better). She also loves to travel, especially to the beautiful cities
of Europe, and has, since 2005, spent much of her time in Slovenia in
central Europe, where she has worked as a private tutor at the same
time as trying to renovate two houses.
Coming Soon...
Truths (April 2010)
Two women, Elizabeth and Jen, separated by two hundred years, but
inescapably connected. Will the echoes of the past be enough to
save Jen as she begins to discover her truth?
In 1808 Elizabeth
Cooper, found guilty as a thief, is sentenced to hang and thrown
into prison, the convicted women with whom she shares her gloomy
cell the only solace she will have until the day of her execution.
In gentle Gilly Stevens she finds the strength and comfort of a
growing intimacy. As the horrors of the prison threaten to
overwhelm her, Elizabeth and Gilly must soon fight to ensure
Elizabeth’s innocence, her truth, can survive into the future.
In 2008 Jen is a costumed tour guide, the prison where Elizabeth
Cooper was imprisoned now an atmospheric museum. Jen’s work
relating its horrors distracts her from the confusion of her
personal life. Then she encounters Aly, an intriguing, confident
photographer, who seems to change everything. Jen is determined not
to deny her truth any longer and to finally reach for happiness,
but, as the shadows within the high prison walls lengthen and seem
to warn her of the threat, she is in more danger than she realizes.
A Victory Editions novel
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