CK Brashares worked for many years in banking but is retired now and enjoys her hobbies of sewing, hand and machine embroidery, working puzzles, and reading mystery books. She is d...view moreCK Brashares worked for many years in banking but is retired now and enjoys her hobbies of sewing, hand and machine embroidery, working puzzles, and reading mystery books. She is deeply spiritual and follows a nature-based religious path. Brashares and her husband of fifty-two years have lived in Jackson, Michigan, most of their lives. They have two children and five grandchildren.view less