Charlotte Lobb
Charlotte Lobb was born and raised on a lifestyle block just out of Hamilton, in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Charlotte kept busy in her earlier years with interests and talents ranging from ballroom dancing, violin, piano and singing, to being a member of the NZ Shooting Team and High Performance Academy for air-rifle shooting.
After leaving school, Charlotte completed a Bachelor in Speech and Language Therapy (Hons) at the University of Canterbury. She now lives in Tauranga, in the sunny Bay of Plenty, with her husband, two children and their fluffy cat.
Along with her passion for words, Charlotte has a desire to bring mental health topics out into the open, and to provide hope for those in need. 'Hannah & Huia' is Charlotte’s debut novel.
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The Telling Time is my debut novel and embraces all that I love myself in a book: a dash of historical learning; strong characters you don't want to leave behind; descriptions that transport; themes/issues that invite discussion; and a story that is hard to put down.
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