The Secret Garden

Saviour Pirotta was born on the island of Malta and emigrated to the UK. Before taking up writing full time, he was a postman, a chef, and a storyteller. His retellings of myths, legends, and folk tales have been published around the world. He lives in Saltaire, West Yorkshire. Alessandra Fusi was born in Rome, and loves fairytales, tea, music, swing dancing, and cats. She attended the IED Institute of Art and Design in Rome, graduating in Illustration and Multimedia Animation. Fusi has worked as an illustrator of children's books, puzzle games and stationery products, and has a passion for animation. She has exhibited her paintings across Italy, Europe and the United States. Fusi organizes and teaches courses for her cultural association, "Imagoblu," in her current hometown of Bologna, Italy.