Tangea Tansley was born in Zimbabwe and grew up in East Africa. She has first-class honours in Creative Writing from the University of Western Australia and a doctorate in cross-cu...view moreTangea Tansley was born in Zimbabwe and grew up in East Africa. She has first-class honours in Creative Writing from the University of Western Australia and a doctorate in cross-cultural literature from Murdoch University. Currently based in Perth she is the author of several books including the newly-released psychological novel Out of Place, the Australian historical novel A Break in the Chain, the house-build memoir Our Grand Design, the self-help guide For Women Who Grieve and co-writer of the biography Heytesbury Stud. Her short stories, essays, articles and reviews have been published, broadcast and anthologised in Africa, Asia and Australia. She is joint-winner of the 2013 Todhunter Literary Award; her novels and short stories have been long-listed, shortlisted, highly commended in national awards.view less