Gloria Cigman, born in London. Education halted when evacuated as a child during World War Two. Five years at art schools and a brief career in advertising. Made up for lost time at night school after the age of 30. State Scholarship funded undergraduate study of English Language and Literature as a Mature Student at University College London, then postgraduate Medieval Studies in Oxford. Taught at the University of Warwick 1968-1996, as Lecturer, then Senior Lecturer.
Since then, her time has been divided between Paris and Oxford, writing articles, papers for international conferences in Paris, Gottingen, Berlin, Prague, Marrakesh, Budapest, a book on shifting perceptions of evil (Exploring Evil, 2002), and this novel. After engaging for so long with what others have created, A Wife There Was fulfils an ambition to invent something of her own. Two daughters and three grandchildren play an important part in her life.
Since then, her time has been divided between Paris and Oxford, writing articles, papers for international conferences in Paris, Gottingen, Berlin, Prague, Marrakesh, Budapest, a book on shifting perceptions of evil (Exploring Evil, 2002), and this novel. After engaging for so long with what others have created, A Wife There Was fulfils an ambition to invent something of her own. Two daughters and three grandchildren play an important part in her life.