About the author

Kristin Gleeson

<p>Originally from Philadelphia, Kristin Gleeson lives in Ireland, in the West Cork Gaeltacht, where she teaches art classes, plays harp, sings in an Irish choir and runs two book clubs for the village library.&nbsp;&nbsp; She holds a Masters in Library Science and a Ph.D. in history, and for a time was an administrator of a national denominational archives, library and museum in America.&nbsp; She also served as a public librarian in America and in Ireland.</p>