The author has written plays, television shows, history courses, and four novels. A traveler for many years, she has worked in Ethiopia, England, and the Middle East as well as the United States an...view moreThe author has written plays, television shows, history courses, and four novels. A traveler for many years, she has worked in Ethiopia, England, and the Middle East as well as the United States and Canada. In her fiction, she enjoys visiting places she knows but peopling them with characters she doesn’t know—or sometimes even like—until the story reveals them. That becomes as interesting as any journey she might take.view less