Kate Mosse
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Kate Mosse (born 20 October 1961) is an English author and broadcaster.
In 1996 she published her first novel, Eskimo Kissing, about a young, adopted woman searching for her background. This was followed in 1998 by the thriller Crucifix Lane. In 2005 she had international success with her novel, Labyrinth, an adventure story set both in the Middle Ages and the present.
She is the television presenter of the BBC4 literary chat show, Readers' and Writers' Roadshow and a well-known figure in the media. In 1996 she co-founded the annual Orange Prize for Fiction, of which she is also the Honorary Director. In 2000 she was named European Woman of Achievement for her contribution to the arts.
In 2006 Kate Mosse won a British Book Award for Labyrinth in the category "Richard & Judy's Best Read".
Kate Mosse lives with her husband and children in West Sussex and Carcassonne.
