Kathryn HeaneyKathryn Heaney was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario. She traipsed around the country during her extensive teaching career, from the small northern town of Chetwynd, in British Columbia, to Rosseau Lake, in Ontario's cottage country, and finally t Pickering on the outskirts of Toronto.

She has two wonderful daughters who inspired the Anandrian series. Kathryn has also used most of her family members names for the characters in all the Anandrian books. It is interesting how the meanings of their names have helped to shape the story.

Kathryn has retired from teaching and has moved back to Hamilton where she fulfills her love for books by working part-time at the library. Read More Read Less