Patricia M Ahern

Patricia M Ahern was born in Manchester but moved to Stockport in 1976 and is married with three grown up children. As a child and then as an adult, she loved storytelling, especially fantasy and mystical tales. Like many others, she always harboured an ambition to become a writer but life took over and, after returning to study as a mature student, she became a teacher at a local college. However, once she had more time on her hands, she was determined to write and decided on a children's novel.

The inspiration for Pondlife: Blue Moon Eclipse came unexpectedly when she was tending her small garden pond. This story combines her love of nature and some memories of the childhood adventures she had with her three brothers. The experience of writing the novel was so enjoyable that she is now busy writing the sequel.