Desiree Pfister is South African born Swiss national who loves books, people, and adventure travel. Her early mission years were spent in the rural hills of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa before crossing the cultural divide to serve in China. She has lived and worked in six countries, and gained qualifications in the fields of Theology, Christian Counselling and Performance Coaching. She now lives in Auckland, New Zealand. Apples of Gold was her first Christian Children's novel.