About the Author

Janice Hutchings, spent her childhood in Oreston, a small waterside village, on the shores of the river Plym. Educated at Oreston Primary School, Plymstock Secondary Modern School, she then attended St. Dunstan Abbey for girls. In 1957, having qualified as a shorthand typist, she was employed by a number of companies until 1973, after which she worked in a Charity shop from 1974 to 1981. Inspired by her mother, a freelance journalist, Janice embarked on a writing career. She has written a number of short stories, some of which have been published in "Countryside Tales". She is the secretary of a Local Writers' Group. Her writing venture, "Bohemian Summer" is her first book. Other than writing, she loves rambling, walking her dog and riding her motorcycle.