Kay Whiteley was born the youngest of four daughters. Her young life was marred by poor health which continued into adult life. Her education suffered and her working life was cut short at the age of thirty-two. However, she set about educating herself, doing various college courses which led her to a degree course with an open university. Kay is married to Graham and has one son, Stuart, and two grandchildren, Lizzie and Jack, who live in Melbourne, Australia. It was Lizzie who asked her to write this story.
