Gretchen Gibbs

Gretchen Gibbs grew up in a small town in Massachusetts about forty miles from Andover, where her first novel in The Bradstreet Chronicles series, THE BOOK OF MAGGIE BRADSTREET, takes place. When she discovered that her ancestors played a major role in the witch trials in Andover, she had to write the story. She created the diary of a real girl, her ancestor Maggie Bradstreet. One thing led to another, and soon she was reading the history of an earlier ancestor, Anne Bradley, America's first published poet and Maggie's grandmother. ANNE OF THE FENS soon followed, about Anne's teen years in England.

Gretchen is a psychologist who taught, practiced and conducted research for many years. She has published books and articles in psychology as well as short stories, memoir and poetry. Find Gretchen online at www.gretchengibbs.com