Itsaso Lozano Madariaga , a devout lover of English literature, Jane Austen and the Brontë sisters, has unsurprisingly set her novel in the English countryside and the Loire Valley, landscapes that fuel the imagination of XIXth century literature. With sharp prose and astonishing narrative force, La vida privada de los Seymour shows us a storyteller of the highest calibre who knows how to reach out to her readers. Itsaso Lozano Madariaga is a charming, intelligent and very well-read young woman and a passionate reader. She was born in Bilbao in 1969 and graduated in Piano and in Music/Singing. Since she was 16 years old, she has participated in opera and zarzuela productions as well as in choral concerts as a choir member. Professionally, she is dedicated to teaching music and English at both primary and secondary schools. With La vida privada de los Seymour she has been awarded the First Premio Círculo de Lectores de Novela. We have created a (rather lovely) mini-site for the author and her novel where you will find more information: www.circulo.es/itsasolozano