Born:Sarah Louise Maitland, (1950-02-27) 27 February 1950 (age 76), London, United Kingdom
Genre:Nonfiction, fiction, theology, gardening
Period:1978–present
Subject:Christianity, saints, lives of women, mythology, fairy tales
Occupation:Writer of short stories, novelist, amateur theologian
Nationality:British
Notable works:Daughter of Jerusalem, "True North"/"Far North" (short story), A Big Enough God, A Book of Silence
Notable awards:Somerset Maugham Award (1979) – Daughter of Jerusalem, Bristol Festival of Ideas Book Prize (nomination, 2009) – A Book of Silence, BBC National Short Story Award (runner up, 2009) – "Moss Witch"