I always wanted to write more about Rachel and Theo – though when I finished Blood Ties I only had a small part of the story that would later become Blood Ransom. I knew that I wanted to bring in more clones of both characters - and that Theo and Rachel would have to face the failed cloning experiments that Elijah attempted before he managed to create a perfect clone. I loved writing Blood Ties and writing the first half of Blood Ransom was just the same. It was brilliant to be back inside Rachel and Theo’s heads. The second half, with all its plot twists and story developments was much harder work but I’m really happy with how the book ended up.
Sophie was born and brought up in London, where she still lives with her teenage son. She has worked as a journalist and a magazine editor, but fell in love with writing after being made redundant and enrolling in a creative writing course. She burst into the publishing world with Girl, Missing her debut novel (published 2006), which tallied up numerous award wins nationwide, including the Richard and Judy Best Kids’ Books 2007 (12+ category), The Red House Book Award and The Manchester Children’s Book Award. She was also longlisted for the Branford Boase award, which commends debut authors, and the coveted Carnegie Medal.
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