Location: New Zealand
Member Since:
March 07, 2015
Penelope Haines
Biography
Penelope came to New Zealand as an eleven-year-old after a childhood spent in India and Pakistan. As an only child, reading was her hobby – she read everything that came her way, a habit which has continued lifelong.
On leaving school she trained as a nurse, without fully considering that a brisk default attitude of ‘pull yourself together and stop whining’ might not be an ideal prerequisite for the industry. Conceding, at last, that nurturing might not be her dominant characteristic, she changed career path and after graduating with a BA (Hons) in English Literature, moved into management consultancy, which better suited her personality type.
After some years of family life she worked as a commercial pilot and flight instructor, spending her days ferrying clients into strips in the Marlborough Sounds and discouraging students from killing her as she taught them to fly.
Currently she operates a company providing rehabilitative care for accident victims.
Penelope lives with her husband, dog, cat and horse in Otaki, New Zealand. The Lost One is her debut novel.
Novels by Penelope:
The Lost One (2015)
Helen Had a Sister (2016)
The 'Claire Hardcastle' series:
Death on D'Urville (2016)
Straight and Level (Due 2017)
On leaving school she trained as a nurse, without fully considering that a brisk default attitude of ‘pull yourself together and stop whining’ might not be an ideal prerequisite for the industry. Conceding, at last, that nurturing might not be her dominant characteristic, she changed career path and after graduating with a BA (Hons) in English Literature, moved into management consultancy, which better suited her personality type.
After some years of family life she worked as a commercial pilot and flight instructor, spending her days ferrying clients into strips in the Marlborough Sounds and discouraging students from killing her as she taught them to fly.
Currently she operates a company providing rehabilitative care for accident victims.
Penelope lives with her husband, dog, cat and horse in Otaki, New Zealand. The Lost One is her debut novel.
Novels by Penelope:
The Lost One (2015)
Helen Had a Sister (2016)
The 'Claire Hardcastle' series:
Death on D'Urville (2016)
Straight and Level (Due 2017)
Smashwords Interview
Where to find Penelope Haines online
Website: http://www.penelopehaines.com/
Twitter: @PenelopeHaines
Facebook: Facebook profile
Blog: http://www.penelopehaines.com/
Twitter: @PenelopeHaines
Facebook: Facebook profile
Blog: http://www.penelopehaines.com/