Sheila Collins was born and brought up in Croydon. She attended Selhurst Grammar School and then went on to Croydon Technical College where she completed a one year secretarial course. During the years that followed, Sheila held various secretarial/PA posts at managerial and directorial levels in London, with a brief spell in Bournemouth, before moving to Cornwall to enjoy a slower pace of life. In recent years, Shelia she has combined two of her greatest passions; writing and cats and dogs, and she is the author of the successful Truffles' Diaries series and several other books relating to pe...