About the AuthorStephanie was born in England before emigrating to Australia - and later New Zealand - with her family, where she trained as a nurse. Whilst back in England on holiday, she met and married her husband, had a daughter and settled down. Stephanies lifelong interest in writing became more serious when her first childrens book, Avalanche, was published in the 1980s. Since then, she has had around forty childrens books published, and has also published an historical novella for adults.