REBECCA KIGHTLINGER practiced medicine for twenty years as an obstetrician gynecologist in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Guyana. She now holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Southern Maine's Stonecoast MFA program and studies ancient medicine, medieval midwifery, the history of Cornwall, and the manuscripts and arts of the mystical healer. She travels to Cornwall to carry out on-site research for each book of the Bury Down series. She and her husband and their family of dogs, cats, and chickens live in Northwest Pennsylvania. Links: https: //www.BuryDownChronicles.com https: //www.rebeccakightlinger.com/