The third daughter in a large working-class family from Birkenhead, Paula was the first to go to university. She has a BA from the University of Chichester, an MA and PhD from the University of Liverpool, and a Master of Advanced Studies in Marriage and Family Therapy from Arizona State University.

She is the author of three novels and eight biographies, many of which have been Sunday Times Top Ten Bestsellers. As one of the world’s leading experts on Jane Austen, she has frequently appeared on television, broadcast on radio, and consulted on period dramas.

Paula is the founder and chief practitioner of the ReLit Foundation for bibliotherapy.

She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Fellow of the English Association.

To get to know Paula, click on the link to the Conversations with Tyler podcast.