Born in Darjeeling, India, Olivia Fletcher is a writer, storyteller, gardener, mother, wife and Hornby Islander. She attended school in both England and Wales where she studied journalism, then joined the Navy where she served as a coder. After living in Africa working as the personal assistant to the Governor of British Somaliland, Olivia returned to England before emigrating to Montreal in 1953. There she worked as a reporter for theMontreal Star before moving to Hornby Island in 1958 where she currently lives with her husband, John.