Simonetta Carr was born in Reggio Emilia, Italy. Besides her busy job as a mother of eight, she has written for several newspapers and magazines and has translated the works of several Christian authors into Italian. She is author of the series, `Christian Biographies for Young Readers’ (Reformation Heritage Books) and of the fictionalized biography Weight of a Flame - The Passion of Olympia Morata (P&R).