Vicky Adin is a New Zealand author living on the North Shore of Auckland within walking distance of the beach, the coffee shops and inspiration. Three words sum up her passion in life: family, history and language. After decades of genealogical research and a life-long love affair with words (she actually enjoyed writing essays at school) she combined these skills to write poignant novels. By smoothly weaving family and history together, based on real people, with real experiences, she makes the past come alive. She is an award-winning author, whose writing has been compared with that of Catherine Cookson, and who is a recipient of a Gold Standard Quality Mark, two Indie B.R.A.G medallions and two Chill with a Book Readers' Awards for other novels.