About the Author

Jackie Hartnell was born in the UK and emigrated to Australia when she was 22 because she was at a loose end, could do so for GBP 10 and get a five-week cruise thrown in. Jackie's career, spanning 40 years, journeyed from electrical engineering to 30 years in the computer industry, via primary teaching. Now that she is retired and enjoying writing, she feels she should have chosen journalism as her career - or maybe archaeology.