The author was born in Gisborne, New Zealand; has loved storytelling since a child; has a vivid imagination but is also very sensitive and perceptive; had a very eventful life but came through stro...view moreThe author was born in Gisborne, New Zealand; has loved storytelling since a child; has a vivid imagination but is also very sensitive and perceptive; had a very eventful life but came through stronger from every trauma; and has finally found the time to put words on paper.view less