Alison Jean LesterAlison Jean Lester is the author of the novels Lillian on Life and Yuki Means Happiness, and the short story collection Locked Out: Stories Far from Home. She spent her early life in the US and the UK, and pursued her higher education in the US, Chin and Italy. She lived in Japan from 1991 to 1999, working as a freelance writer and voiceover artist, and giving birth to her two children. From 1999 to 2016 she lived in Singapore, where she ran her own communication skills training and coaching business, and performed and taught improvised comedy. She now lives in England. www.alisonjeanlester.com Read More Read Less