Mina Scheller-Wildfeuer was born in Galicia (West Ukraine). As a refugee, she came to Germany with her parents and eventually received a teacher's degree there. She also studied ps...view moreMina Scheller-Wildfeuer was born in Galicia (West Ukraine). As a refugee, she came to Germany with her parents and eventually received a teacher's degree there. She also studied psychology. Consequently - with that knowledge of human behavior and a good novelist's instinct of details - she is able to feature intriguing and complex personalities in her stories. Mina immigrated to the United States as a young adult. She married, had five children and lives with her husband in California.view less