Pauline grew up in rural Wiltshire, but moved to the mid-lands in her early thirties, where she has lived ever since. She hashad a passion for reading and writing since childhood and hasalways carved out the time for both, even while working, study-ing and rearing her five children. In her professional life she hasworked as a mentor and counsellor, most recently with refugees.Pauline enjoys books and films in the genre of social real-ism, particularly those with a political emphasis. She especiallyenjoys modern day David beats Goliath tales. Her interest inthese is reflected in her own writing. One of her novels was shortlisted for the Yeovil Writing Competition.