Victoria Finlay is a British writer and journalist, known for her books on colour and jewels.
[1] Finlay, born in 1964, studied social anthropology at St Andrew's University, Scotland, and the College of William & Mary, Virginia, after which she joined Reuters.
Finlay had become obsessed with colour as a child, when her father took her to Chartres Cathedral and said that people were no longer able to make the blue in the stained glass.
[1] Finlay has also worked in radio presenting, and was the director of communications for the Alliance of Religions and Conservation.
She enjoys colors and has led a life dedicated to their roles-- both in historical times as well as modern instances.