ANA JOHNS

Ana Johns, a former competitive martial artist, studied journalism and worked over twenty years in the creative arts field before turning her hand to fiction.

‘I’ve always loved writing but didn’t attempt a full novel until a lifechanging diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in 2008 provided the opportunity to pursue it,’ she says.

‘To regain my mobility and health, I sold my business, hired a nutritionist, then started training with my two (then) young boys in Okinawan karate, which now makes me laugh. I