Christina grew up in the UK.
You can learn more about her work at ccharrington.com.
She now lives in Maryland with her family and a dog who loves to eat manuscripts.
She graduated from Oxford University with a degree in English Literature and has since worked for a newspaper, taught literacy to children with learning differences and studied printmaking.
Wildoak is her first book.
She loves the natural world and believes that stories, much like the roots of an ancient forest, are capable of connecting readers and listeners in essential ways.
She spent her summer holidays in Cornwall where she loved to climb trees and run barefoot along pebbly beaches.
Christina grew up in the UK