Jan Slimming is a publishing professional with a former career in London’s educational and international publishing industry before moving to America with her husband and young family. This is her first book. As Director of three companies, she has also chaired committees and fund-raising initiatives in aid of children’s education, before delving into historical research. Jan was six when she first heard of Bletchley Park, but it was decades later that she was compelled to research and write about this little-known part of her mother’s life. Jan is a member of the Atlanta Writers Club (Established 1914), and an active member of her community both in local events and WWII matters, with her twin sister, with whom she also writes. Jan has first-class qualifications from the Royal Society of Arts in English, Business and Publishing from Wimbledon College and the University of the Arts London (formerly London College of Printing and Graphic Arts). She lives in Atlanta with her husband and growing family.
A mother of two young adults, Jill Robertson was raised in Surrey, but lived in Toronto, Canada, during the 1970s. She later returned to England to pursue a career in office administration, office planning and, ultimately, passenger services for United Airlines. Interest in her father’s time as a ‘prisoner’ during the Second World War grew after she encountered FEPOW Fergus Anckorn in 2012. Since then, she has contributed enthralling articles for newspapers and newsletters. Jill is West Sussex Area Co-ordinator CoFEPOW (Children of Far Eastern Prisoners of War) and WASPI (Women Against State Pension Inequality). Her later years are now more active than expected. She lives with her partner in Northampton. This is her first book.
