Pat Kruger was born in London in 1948.Her career embraced interior design, teaching and nursing. She moved to Spain in 1999 and lives now in a rural village in the south eastern co...view morePat Kruger was born in London in 1948.Her career embraced interior design, teaching and nursing. She moved to Spain in 1999 and lives now in a rural village in the south eastern corner of the country, on the Costa Calidad, in a finca she restored with her second husband Mike, who was born and lived in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. He has a military history which helped with many details in this book. They are semi-retired now, and have a menagerie of rescued animals. She spends her spare time writing. This is her first book.view less