<span>Lucinda Riley was born in Ireland, and after an early career as an actress in film, theatre and television, wrote her first book aged twenty-four. Her books have been translated into over thirty languages and sold fifteen million copies worldwide. She is a&nbsp;</span><i>Sunday Times</i><span>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</span><i>New York Times</i><span>&nbsp;bestseller.</span><br><br><span>Lucinda is currently writing&nbsp;</span><b>The Seven Sisters</b><span>&nbsp;series, which tells the story of adopted sisters and is based allegorically on the mythology of the famous star constellation. The first five books,&nbsp;</span><i><b>The Seven Sisters</b></i><span>,&nbsp;</span><i><b>The Storm Sister</b></i><span>,&nbsp;</span><i><b>The Shadow Sister</b></i><span>,&nbsp;</span><i><b>The Pearl Sister</b>&nbsp;</i><span>and&nbsp;</span><i><b>The Moon Sister</b></i><span>&nbsp;have all been No.1 bestsellers across Europe, and the rights to a multi-season TV series have already been optioned by a Hollywood production company.</span>