Vine, Tove

Tove Vine who is also the author of T.I.C. This is China, was born in Denmark into a poor family; she was the 11th of 13 children. During her childhood there was a great deal of hardship, as it was often difficult for her parents to provide the necessities for the family. Due to the financial hardship, Tove had to leave school before her 15th birthday and make her own way in the world working as a maid and factory worker before obtaining a three-year apprenticeship in a large company and studying for a business college diploma part-time. At age nineteen she ventured to London, where she worked...