Holly Garner was born in Scotland. She came to the US to study finance, married and lived on the west coast. She was widowed in 2000. Four years later, a dysfunctional partner relieved her of almost a quarter of her net worth (in less than 18 months) sending her back into the workplace. She retired in 2010, began writing in 2011 and remarried in 2012. DYSFUNCTIONAL LOVE is her first book.