AUTHOR LOLA GUDSELL

Lola Gudsell was born in England, became a secretary working with a furniture firm, a race horse trainer and worked at the YMCA. She then migrated to Australia and in two years, saw virtually the whole country working at 30 places – her favourite being as a jillaroo on a sheep station in Tasmania.

She came to New Zealand, married a Kiwi, had four children and now has eight grandchildren. She has travelled to many countries, enjoying their different cultures and more recently, discovered the joy of creative writing.