Jennifer Gordon was born in Nottingham, England. After obtaining an honours degree in agricultural science at the University of Nottingham, she emigrated to Australia. Jennifer became a medical scientist, working at Canberra Community Hospital, before marrying and returning to England. With her son, Benjamin, she re-emigrated to Australia and worked in Darwin Hospital before settling in Perth, Western Australia and undertaking a diploma of education. She subsequently taught science in high schools, a college of advanced education and medical science at Curtin University of Technology. Jennifer lives in Mandurah, near Perth accompanied by Jericho (Maggie and Hiraeth's successor). Jennifer enjoys contact with her readers and can be contacted on her website at: speechlessmyrecoveryfromstroke.com