Goulter, Barbara

Born in the United States, Barbara Goulter has led a footloose life. She has taught university, worked in journalism and the media, raised a family, and published several non-fiction books, including The Father-Daughter Dance with Dr. Joan Minninger. She is currently living in Australia.

She says, "The inspiration for 2040 came to me in my dentist's waiting room. I began leafing through a copy of National Geographic from 2011, then realized it was all about replicating human beings. Wow! I thought. What if they could have done that back in Marilyn's and Elvis' day? Future possibilities then...