Anna Patrick was born in Taunton, Somerset, moving to Wimbledon, South London, when she was six. There she attended the Ursuline Convent High School before going to St Anne’s College, Oxford, to read French and Philosophy before changing courses to Theology.
Her first job after leaving university was as a reporter on the Wimbledon News. Later she moved into public relations first for Spillers pet foods in New Malden and then as Public Relations Manager for Massey Ferguson Tractors Limited in Coventry.
In 1999 she left to study for a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) at Warwick University and then worked at Whitley Abbey School in Coventry as their Religious Education teacher.
She is now enjoying retirement with her husband and cat. Her second book, Nothing To Give, is a stand-alone sequel to No Going Back.
Her next book will cover the friendship between two pen pals, one in Persia and one in England and the challenges they face in their lives.
