Kitty Johnson is the author of Closest Kept, Prickly Company, and Five Winters. She has an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia and teaches occasional creative writing classes. A nature lover and artist, Kitty enjoys walking in woodland and on the coast with her dog and makes collages and paintings from the landscape. She loves a challenge and once performed stand-up comedy as research for a book--an experience she found very scary but hugely empowering. Kitty lives in Norwich, Norfolk, in the UK with her partner and son. For more information, visit www.kittyjohnsonbooks.com.