Norah Lally is a native New Yorker who cherishes many childhood memories of time spent in her grandmother's Bedford Park neighborhood in the Bronx. She has numerous screenwriting credits, including the KidsFirst! Award-winning short film Danger Jane, PBS Kids series It's Big Big World, and MGA Entertainment's Bratz: Girls Really Rock. Back to Bainbridge is her first novel. Norah currently resides in Los Angeles, California with her husband, children, and the family Shih Tzu, Murphy.