Hivebound

Jacqueline Ward is a narrative psychologist and UK-based author of nine novels. She writes emotionally driven, psychologically rich fiction about women's lives, identity, and the stories families tell themselves. Her work spans psychological suspense and contemporary book club fiction, always with a keen eye on power, secrets, and the quiet revolutions that happen behind closed doors. Jacqueline holds a PhD in narrative and storytelling, where her research produced a new model of identity construction. She has worked with victims of domestic violence and the families of missing people and received an MBE in 2013 for services to vulnerable people. For more information, visit www.jacquelineward.co.uk.