Lydia P. Brownlow grew up in Louisville, Kentucky. Fortunately, her parents didn't make her choose between being a literature kid or a science kid, so she became both. In her younger years, Lydia thought a perfect day meant having plenty of time to swim and read a good book. Decades later, that's still a perfect day! A lawyer by training, Lydia has often found herself in the classroom instead of the courtroom. She's taught high school, junior high, college, and law school. A determined optimist, she loves adventures big and small, especially those taken with her husband and two sons.