Nadine Maritz was born in 1981 in the heart of Johannesburg, South Africa’s City of Gold. A variety of influencing factors and individuals has helped shape her journey towards writing this her first novel.
She grew up during the apartheid era and was exposed to numerous cultural influences within South Africa. In her youth she participated in and excelled at various cultural and creative activities at school. She has always loved reading and writing, and made the leap into novel-writing in her late twenties while juggling a full-time career in the property industry, marriage and the parenting of her two children. Writing became an important part of her "me-time" or when she needed time to escape reality.
Nadine is a creative, candid woman, who relies on her emotions and experiences to create memorable fiction, and trusts her gut for inspiration.
