<p></p><p>The youngest of five children, Rose was raised mostly as an only child, her parents surprised to add to their brood in their late forties.</p><p></p><p>This upbringing granted her with a unique perspective, as she was surrounded by adults who loved recounting stories of their youth, not to mention a mother who enjoyed the past and the unexplained. The family often gave her books as presents on the subject. Rose read these avidly.</p><p></p><p>Her favourite childhood book was The Silver Brumby, with lots of different genres to follow. The urge to write did not appear until her late twenties, after vainly searching for something different, something fun. Something a little out there.</p><p>From that search sprung the desire to write. Write what she could not find, and to stick with it no matter what.</p>
