Chris Higgins was born and bred in South Wales but has a Cornish grandfather and has lived in west Cornwall for the past 40 years.

She taught English at various local schools including Penwith College, Humphry Davy and St Ives Secondary and has worked at the Minack Theatre.

Nowadays, when she is not spending time with her rapidly expanding family, Chris writes full-time. She has had 25 books published by Hodder, Puffin and Bloomsbury over the past 12 years in 13 different countries.