LUDMILA BRITTON was born in Shanghai, China, of Russian parents, and arrived on the shores of San Francisco Bay at the age of seven. While living with her husband and two children in England, she w...view moreLUDMILA BRITTON was born in Shanghai, China, of Russian parents, and arrived on the shores of San Francisco Bay at the age of seven. While living with her husband and two children in England, she worked for Open University and had the privilege of being a translator for the orphans of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Two of Ludmila’s short stories have been published in Reflections, a collection of short stories and poems. Ludmila is an enthusiastic writer, has traveled extensively and presently resides with her husband in Oregon, USA. Birch Hall is her first novel.view less