Isolde has always had a great love of history, and writing historical fiction is a wonderful way to share her enthusiasm.

THE MAIDEN AND THE UNICORN, Isolde's debut novel, won a Rita for 'Best First Novel' in the US and the inaugural 'Romantic Book of the Year Award' in Australia. Since then, she has written eight historicals and has just finished an Elizabethan novel: The April King based on real events surrounding Shakespeare's patron.

Isolde has a History Honours degree from the University of Exeter, UK, with a specialization in Yorkist England, a lifelong interest, and she has worked as a university history tutor, research assistant and archivist. She was a senior book editor with a major international publishing house before taking up writing fiction full-time.
COUNTRY TOWN, a history picturebook for children, has been a long term project. It tells the story of an imaginary country town in Australia and how it changes decade by decade, and has been lovingly brought to life by illustrator Louise Hogan. The accompanying text by Isolde and First Nations teacher Robyn Ridgeway shows the experience of real towns and is a great jumping off point for classroom discussion. It is also a nice book for grandparents to share with grandkids and reminisce.

Award:
Winner: Children's Book Council of Australia Eve Pownall Award 2025
In shortlist of three for New South Wales Premier's History Award for Young People 2025

Isolde is a former chair of the Richard III Society in Sydney and a co-founder and currently Chair of the Plantagenet History Society of Australia (that's the era 1100--1500)