Elizabeth Browning was born in England shortly before the start of WWll. During the war, she was evacuated to Wales by herself for a year. She attended boarding school from the ages of 4-17, and later trained as a nursery nurse and cared for children all over Europe. She married, had two sons and obtained BA and MA degrees in clinical psychology after moving to America in 1962. She practiced as a child and family psychotherapist for 10 years and is now semi-retired. She enjoys theatre, the arts and literature, and spends her time painting watercolors, writing fiction and traveling.