Patricia “Trisha” Rainsford lives in Ireland and used to be a Classics teacher (amongst other things) before she became a full-time writer. She has published two novels, The Knack of Life and A Secret Place. Trisha also co-authored four other novels, which were also published, as well as having written countless other things including a TV series that was in development for a while but then cancelled (c'est la vie). Still writing today, a lot of her work is focused on the generation and application of knowledge for human development.