Anne Angelo was born in Scotland and was brought up through the harsh days of the First World War and under a harsh father. She trained as a pharmacist but he refused to allow her to sit the examinations in Edinburgh. She had to get away, and applied as a governess to a family in the north of France. Her position transitioned into running the house as a small private hotel. These gave her many and varied journeys around Europe and North Africa, until once more War approached. She survived the War and shortly afterwards wrote this story.
