Janice IrwinOriginally from Charleston, South Carolina, Jan Irwin has lived in twelve cities, ten states, and one foreign country as far flung as Alaska, Florida, California, Washington D.C., and Quito, Ecuador. Being a military wife, she has learned a lot aboutmoving around. Finally settled in the lovely small town of Hillsborough, North Carolina, Jan enjoys traveling, reading, writing, gardening, tapestry weaving, and visiting with family and friends at home and around the country. During her professional career, she was a corporate communications executive, running her own consulting business for more than twenty years. The challenge of moving away from the known to the unknown is a timeless story; and in writing Finding Your Place, Jan combines some of the fascinating history of her new home in North Carolina with her experiences as a mother whose children, like her novel's protagonist Ginny, were asked to both adapt and benefit from major life change. Read More Read Less