Karen Hayes came to England after obtaining a BA degree from Rutgers University and then an MA in Washington DC. Intending to continue her studies in London for a short time, she married an Englishman and stayed on, settling in the Devon countryside and raising four children. She is the author of seven novels, including Still Life on Sand, Cloud Music, Bridge of Shadows and A Patch of Green Water, and a volume of poetry, Between Mornings.
