The author was born in Glasgow and lived in the Orkney Islands until she was seven. Lorna was always writing poetry and short stories as a child and loved reading The Famous Five books. She moved to Bournemouth aged seven and has been there ever since. Lorna has several children and enjoys family walks and has always wanted to be a writer. The author won poetry competitions when she was younger. She has spent years working in care homes looking after the elderly which she loves doing but her dream of being a writer never went away.
