Denise Peake-Tucker was born in Staten Island, New York, as the seventh of fifteen children. A mother of three and grandmother to three, Denise worked for most of her life as an ex...view moreDenise Peake-Tucker was born in Staten Island, New York, as the seventh of fifteen children. A mother of three and grandmother to three, Denise worked for most of her life as an executive assistant on Wall Street. Now retired, she lives and writes in White Plains, Maryland. Circle of Life is her debut novel.view less