CATINCA MARIA TRIPA is a Canadian author who lives in Mississauga, Ontario where she is currently working on her next novel. She was born in Romania and immigrated to Canada with her family when sh...view moreCATINCA MARIA TRIPA is a Canadian author who lives in Mississauga, Ontario where she is currently working on her next novel. She was born in Romania and immigrated to Canada with her family when she was three years old. Catinca has written since she was a child, and always wanted to become an author. She loves reading and has always hoped to publish her own books. Catinca was inspired to write the novel, Like an Echo when she first visited a riding stable and groomed her first horse, Echo. Since that day, she has always felt inspired to write and incorporate the gentle nature of horses in all of her work.view less