Jennifer Morag Henderson is a writer from Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. Her main interests are history and biography.

Jennifer’s book “Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots” is a historical biography of Jean Gordon, and a re-examination of 16th-century North of Scotland. It has been acclaimed by reviewers as “deeply researched and detailed”, “involving and satisfying” and “captivating”, and was longlisted for the Highland Book Prize.

Jennifer’s first book, biography “Josephine Tey: A Life”, tells the true story of Golden Age crime fiction novelist Josephine Tey, aka playwright Gordon Daviot. It was listed as a Book of the Year by the Observer, the Independent, and the Telegraph, and praised by critics in the Wall Street Journal, TLS, Literary Review, and elsewhere. Jennifer led a successful campaign to get a blue plaque for Tey.

Her newest book “Jofrid Gunn” is a biography in poetry, telling the story of a woman who came from the Faroe Islands to marry into the Clan Gunn in the north of Scotland in the 16th century. Each poem can be read individually, but when put together they tell the story of Jofrid’s life – descriptions of the incredible natural places she lived in, the power of the sea, her family life, encounters with the huldufólk or ‘hidden people’ of legend, and her small part in the clan battles and blood feuds of the time.

Jennifer’s poems, short stories and articles have been widely published. She is currently working on several projects, including research into 18th century France and Scotland, research into the 17th century, and the historical links between Scotland and the Faroe Islands.