The author is writing under a pseudonym. Ordinarily a best selling author of several works of academic non-fiction, she is here dipping a toe into other genres, to see how the other half live. She is married, the mother of 4 grown up children, and a hairy herd of four-legged love sponges. By buying this book you help to supplement the ever growing waistline of the greediest spaniel on the planet and her entourage - an ever-increasing collection of toothless, geriatric cats.