"Veronica Bennett was born in 1953 in the UK. She has written several books for children and young adults since her first novel, Monkey, was published in 1998. She worked as an English lecturer until 2006, when she became a full-time writer. Writing as Natasha May, she is the author of the Poppy Love series for 7 to 9-year olds, about a young ballroom dancer. You can find out more about Veronica by going to her website,
www.veronica-bennett.com, or the Poppy Love website,
www.poppylovelovestodance.comVeronica is married to a university professor and has two adult children. When she is not writing she likes to read crime thrillers, especially American ones, and to do cryptic crosswords. She has a nice garden, but too little time to tend it, and she loves to go to the theatre, opera and ballet."