Lorraine Ann CobcroftVenera Concetta was born in Brisbane of Sicilian migrants who arrived in Australia in the aftermath of World War II. She studied psychology and ethnology at the University of Queensland, and later went on to travel widely. Fly Francesca Fly is Veneras debut novel, but she has been writing for many years. A self-avowed student of life, she has made the study of people negotiating change and transition the cornerstone of her professional career. She lives just outside Brisbane where she tends her garden, writes and cooks with her grandchildren. Read More Read Less