Patty Lesser was born in Nova Scotia but grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She lived in Israel for five years where she completed her Bachelor's degree in English Literature at the Tel Aviv University. She has travelled to the Dominican Republic, England, Holland, and Belgium. In 1993, she left Toronto to live in Australia for a year. Patty returned to Toronto for a couple of years but moved between Toronto, Hamilton and places overseas for a few years. In 2002, Patty returned to the Hamilton area where she still lives and writes. Her non-fiction Shall We Chat? and her novels: Locker Rooms...