About Mary Eisenhart

Mary Eisenhart grew up in a perfectly normal Southern California suburb as the oldest of nine children. However, thanks to books, she was able to spend much of her youth in such interesting locales as Thornfield Hall with Jane Eyre, the beaches of Chincoteague Island with Misty, and the jungles of Laos with Dr. Tom Dooley. Now that she's grown up and living in Oakland with her two dogs, her work as a writer, editor, and online social media host -- to say nothing of an extended circle of family and friends that runs heavily to schoolteachers and avid readers -- offers plenty of prospects for further vicarious adventures.