About Doris Gwaltney

Doris Gwaltney is the author of three historical novels. Her debut novel, Shakespeare’s Sister (1995), is about Judith, a fictional sister of Shakespeare whose great passion is to write and act. Duncan Browdie, Gent. (2002) follows the rise of an impoverished Scottish boy in 18th century Virginia from indentured servitude to gentility. Gwaltney’s most recent novel, Homefront (2006), is the story of two girls who come of age and become friends in the shadow of the biggest war in modern history. She passed away on December 27, 2021.