Born in Armidale, in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia, Lorraine Cobcroft has lived in four countries and worked at dozens of different jobs in a vast range of industries. She finally found her niche in her forties, writing instructiona... moreBorn in Armidale, in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia, Lorraine Cobcroft has lived in four countries and worked at dozens of different jobs in a vast range of industries. She finally found her niche in her forties, writing instructional material to accompany computer software. After achieving success with courseware that sold around the globe, Lorraine turned to writing fiction and creative non-fiction. She has published several short stories and articles and a children’s picture book, Melanie’s Easter Gift. In 2010, she completed The Pencil Case, a minimally fictionalized biography of a stolen white child that shines a light on a shameful chapter of Australia’s social history. After supporting her daughter through the traumatic birth and challenging first months of her grandson’s life, Lorraine wrote a short story that exposed the challenges faced by mothers who give birth to special children. That story was later expanded to create the novel, Mortgaged Goods, a story... less
