Deborah Challinor

Deborah Challinor was born in New Zealand, however she also spent a substantial amount of time in Australia researching. She settled in Waikato, New Zealand with her husband and her cat. As well as being an author, she is also an historian. And, these two disciplines often meet in her historical fiction, which is often carefully researched before being creatively written. Challinor completed a PhD in New Zealand History at Waikato University, having switched subjects from English to history during her undergraduate years. She cited listening to music and antiques as her hobbies.