The Whaler

About Ines Thorn

Bestselling author Ines Thorn was born in Leipzig Germany in 1964. Beginning her literary journey as a booksellers apprentice she later went on to study German Slavic studies and cultural philosophy at the distinguished Goethe University. In the year 2000 Thorn published her first novel while working in a hospital library. By 2003 she was able to devote her time entirely to writing and has been creating unforgettable historical fiction ever since. Today she lives in Frankfurt am Main and works as a full-time freelance writer. The Whaler the first installment in her popular series The Island of Sylt is her first book to be translated into English for the American market. Kate Northrop grew up in Connecticut and later studied music and English literature in the United States and the United Kingdom. Her travels eventually led to the German-speaking region of Switzerland where shes lived with her Swiss husband and their two bilingual children since 1994. Today she works as both a professional translator and lyricist with credits that include songs signed to major labels and publishers. With more than fifteen years of translating experience Northrop now runs her own literary translation business Art of Translation. Visit her at www.art-of-translation.com.