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Anne Daly has worked in management and the STEM sector, in Ireland and America, building, repairing and troubleshooting computers. Anne is a member of ALLi and Writing.ie and has written for MsCareerGirl.com, BooksIrelandMagazine.com, and for the EU-funded Gearing Roles project.  After a 16 year career and 10 years of marriage, Anne had two children, who are now teenagers, and she credits them for inspiring in her a passion to help children understand life. This has become the driving force behind her books. Born in 1969 and raised on the north side of Dublin, Ireland, Anne now lives in the midlands of Ireland, in a little bungalow, with her husband, their two children, three stray cats and a big loud dog. Find out more about Anne’s animal friends, and her books, at AnneDaly.com.

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Anne Daly worked in the STEM sector, building, repairing and troubleshooting computers. She is a member of ALLi and Writing.ie and has written for MsCareerGirl.com, BooksIrelandMagazine.com, and for the EU-funded Gearing Roles project. Born in 1969 and raised in Northside, Dublin, Ireland, Anne is a mother of two teenagers and she credits them for inspiring in her a passion to help children understand life. She lives in the middle of Ireland with her husband and children, three stray cats, and a big loud dog.