Kirsty PowellKirsty grew up in North Wairarapa, 35km west of Ekatahuna - in similar country to the one she describes in her novel. She is a Physiotherapist with post-graduate Diploma in Ergonomics. She now works contracting occupational health services to the locl large companies. Her interests include the study of the history of Western Philosophy, Renaissance Art History, writing poems and short stories. She holds a Master of Creative Writing degree from AUT and is working on her next novel in collaboration with her son. Read More Read Less