A Baby Boomer born post World War II, Jenny Ferns spent her formative years and education in England. She graduated from Keele University in with a joint honors degree in Biology and Psychology then moved to Canada . As a Biologist she taught High School for a few years before travelling Europe as a film production secretary for Ferns Productions. As a Biologist and fundraiser she worked for her naturalist mentor, Gerald Durrell and Wildlife Preservation Trust Canada. As a Psychologist her private practice in Canada, focused on alcoholism, trauma, family violence and PTSD. For relaxation she is a master gardener and plant addict. These themes surface in her writing.
Jenny lives in Florida with her husband and a miniature schnauzer. She visits family scattered through USA, Canada and England, whenever she isn’t writing, reading, playing Mahjongg or tending her garden .