LORRAINE ORMAN developed a taste for children’s and teenagers’ books when she was a librarian at a secondary school and then at a college of education. She even created a personal website called Story-Go-Round to promote top-quality children’s books to teachers and young readers. The next logical step was to try writing. She has had numerous short stories published (for all ages) but Cross Tides is her first novel. Two shorter novels for primary-aged children will be released in 2005.
Lorraine lives temporarily in Auckland. She would rather be enjoying her house close to the sea at Omaha Beach, east of Warkworth. She feels most at home on the edges of the land and the sea.