A native of Miami, Florida, Wendy Ramer lived in Spain and Italy from 1991-1995, where she taught English and where her experiences would later become the inspiration for the fictional novels of Enzo's Mamma, Looking for Anita (a ForeWord Reviews 2009 Book of the Year), Snapshot, Five Days, Chamarad, and Saffron Dreams. Ms. Ramer currently lives in Virginia.