Gaile Parkin

Gaile Parkin was born and raised in Zambia and studied at universities in South Africa and England. She has lived in many different parts of Africa, including Rwanda, where her debut novel, Baking Cakes in Kigali, is set. She has worked as a VSO volunteer in Rwanda, counseling survivors of the genocide, and is a freelance consultant in the fields of education, gender, and HIV/AIDS. She is also a published author of numerous school textbooks and children's books.