Joy was an avid reader and book lover as a child. She grew up with her four brothers in various parts of Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Still, a Doncaster resident, she now lives in a lovely village o...view moreJoy was an avid reader and book lover as a child. She grew up with her four brothers in various parts of Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Still, a Doncaster resident, she now lives in a lovely village on the outskirts of the town where she and her husband have brought up their four children. As a primary teacher, Joy has been able to encourage children in reading and writing skills. She has had short stories published in a Creative Writing magazine and has contributed to the book Voices: Memories of Doncaster 1939–1945, a book about wartime life. Now, as a young-at-heart pensioner, Joy has written her first novel and is working on the second.
Joy is an active woman and is a keen indoor, flat-green bowler, where she enjoys the camaraderie as much as the bowling. Many of her story characters are based on the people she meets in games at home and in nearby towns. She is very much involved with her growing family, village, and church activities and still loves writing.view less