Martine J Roberts is a British author and photographer. She is based in Hertfordshire, where she lives with her husband of 40 years. A lifelong disciple of the works of Jane Austen, she first started writing short stories and essays when she was still at school. Her most recent work, Mr Darcy’s Struggle, was penned in celebration of the bi-centenary of Miss Austen’s Pride & Prejudice. Born in 1957 she is the mother of two, and grandmother to four.