J J Moss was born and grew up in Salisbury, Wiltshire, but spent a good deal of her childhood in Devon and Cornwall, where her father’s family originated. After training as a teacher of English and drama, she taught in London before moving with her husband and young family to Cornwall, where they ran a village shop. Having now retired, she has time to spend on her joint passions of researching her family tree and writing, inspired by the lovely county in which she lives.
Before the Sun Goes Down unfolds the intricate saga of the Facey, Hutchinson, and Soames families, with a spotlight on the formidable Josephine Facey. Distanced by choice from her affluent, imposing relatives, Josephine, now a widowed elder, cherishes her peaceful existence in the serene landscapes...