Ruthie is a Scot, settled happily in New Zealand since 2003. Her debut novel Skylark was published independently in 2014. Her second novel Borrowed Wings is due for release April 2016. Accolades for Skylark: ·         Shortlisted for the UK Impress Prize 2015. ·         Finalist in the Readers Favorite International Book Awards 2015 – Women’s Fiction category. ·         Recipient of the B.R.A.G. Medallion 2015 (US. Book Readers Appreciation Group). ·         Winner of the Drunken Druid Book of the Year 2014 – an Irish award for independent authors and small press publisher’s books, honouring excellence on literary fiction.

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