Patricia a LesliePatricia A. Leslie, a lifelong enthusiast for British Isles literature, writes speculative fiction in several sub-genres, largely set in Scotland and England; inspirations include Shakespeare, Austen, Dickens, Burns, Grahame, and Pratchett. With a brad background in the arts, she is an eclectically-talented woman. University research on revitalisation movements and Neopaganism became the catalyst for starting to create fiction, the ideal synthesis of her fascination with folklore, sacred nature, and cultural anthropology. She is married to an ESL teacher; they have always had dogs instead of children. Read More Read Less