About the Author

Born in London to Polish parents, Maia has lived in the UK, Chile and Australia, and spent her childhood summers in the forests of Poland. She is a self-taught artist, and author-illustrator of children's picture books as well as a novelist. Her work is an exploration of reality and how the human mind perceives it, inspired by nature and this mysterious thing called life, it is a reflection on the simple but extraordinary and mysterious fact of existence.

Reviews

"The description of place, texture, and sense is exquisitely rendered... its grace and atmosphere made it a wholly involving, immersive experience" - Helen Callaghan, author of Dear Amy