Libba Bray

Libba Bray, actually Martha E. Bray ( born March 11, 1964 in Alabama) is the author of the books Trilogy: The Secret Circle.

Bray, daughter of a preacher and a teacher, grew up in Texas and made with 26 years of their university degree in drama, then left Texas and moved to New York City. There she met her husband, Barry Goldblatt, who assisted in the development of their trilogy. Libba Bray has a son and lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.

Biography

Even as a child had Libba Bray a penchant for spooky stories and wrote the age of 10 her first short story about a vampire.

At age 18, she was then the victim of a car accident in which her ​​face was disfigured. Through numerous operations, you do not notice her today. During this time the letter was a kind of therapy for them. The author once said herself that she is depressed and obnoxious when they can not write.

After graduating from the university, she moved to New York City. One of their first way was in the advertising department of a major publishing house. There she met the great agent for children 's and youth literature, Barry Goldblatt, know.

The Secret Circle

The trilogy is set in England of the 19th century. The main character is Gemma Doyle, who lost her mother by killing them himself. That's why she is sent to London to the " Spence " Academy for Girls, in which it is to be brought up to a marriageable woman and a good mother. The motto of the school is " grace, charm and beauty." There at the school Gemma learns the courageous Felicity, know the shy Ann and the beautiful Pippa.

The series consists of the following books: " Gemma's visions ", " Circe's Return" and " Kartiks fate ". The first volume quickly became the best-selling New York Times.