Lesley Bond has a professional background in cultural heritage, with a particular interest in a sense of place. Her studies into Irish islands led her to the uninhabited Great Blasket on Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way, where she lived for six months in 2019, swapping WiFi for wellies and writing by candlelight. She now lives in Kildare with her husband and young son, and continues to explore themes of landscape, heritage and island life.
