Books by O. R. Melling

O.R. Melling was born in Ireland and grew up in Canada with her seven sisters and two brothers. As an adolescent, she was a champion Irish dancer and competed in many American cities. At eighteen years old, she hitch-hiked across Canada and down to California where she lived for several months. As an officer Cadet in the Canadian Naval Reserve, she worked her way through university, acheiving a B.A. in Celtic Studies and Philosophy and an M.A. in medieval Irish History. "To travel hopefully" is her motto and she has visited such faraway places as Malaysia, Borneo, India, Denmark, Outer Hebrides, Alaska, and Canada's Northwest Territories. To date, her books have been translated into Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Sloveniian, and Czech. She lives in her hometown of Bray, County Wocklow, Ireland, with her teenage daughter, Findabhair. Visit her Web site at www.ormelling.com