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Sarah Govett read law at Trinity College, Oxford. After qualifying as a solicitor, she set up her own tutoring agency, Govett Tutors, which specialises in helping children from all backgrounds prepare for exams. Govett has also written children’s programmes for Britain’s Channel 5 television network.
Govett’s first instalment in her debut trilogy, The Territory, launched in May 2015 and was followed by the second book, The Territory: Escape, in October 2016. The critically acclaimed The Territory was shortlisted for The Times Chickenhouse Children’s Fiction Prize in 2014 and won the Gateshead Book Award in February 2017. Both books are included in the Book Trust’s recommended reads. The third instalment is out at the beginning of 2018.
In addition to her speaking engagements at schools across the UK, Govett has appeared at the Southbank Literature Festival, The Barnes Children’s Literature Festival and The Edinburgh International Book Festival. She has also featured on BBC Radio.
Govett lives in South West London with her husband and two young children.
http://www.sarahgovett.com
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Territory-Sarah-Govett/dp/1910080187