Stefania Hartley, also known as The Sicilian Mama, was born in Sicily and immediately started growing, but not very much.

She left her sunny island after falling head over heels in love with an Englishman, and she’s lived all over the world with him and their three children.

Having finally learned English, she enjoyed it so much that she started writing stories and nobody has been able to stop her since.

She loves to write about hot and sunny places like her native Sicily, and she especially likes it when people fall in love.

Her short stories have been longlisted, commended, and won prizes. Plenty of Fish in the Sicilian Sea is her second novel, after Sun, Stars, and Limoncello.

You can find out more about Stefania on her website, and on the Sicilian Mama’s Blog. You can also listen to Stefania’s podcast.