Faye Roots lives with her husband in the quiet rural area of Wolvi near Gympie in Queensland, Australia. They have three children and three grandchildren. Faye has always loved to write and has been successful in the publication of short stories and morning devotionals. She won an essay competition when she was 12 and had winning entries in several short story competitions. Beyond the Ashes is her first novel. 'It was an absolute labour of love-the people, though entirely fictitious-were real to me and their story needed to be told.'
