About the Author

Dorothy Edith Gilman Butters started writing when she was 9. At 11, she competed against 10 to 16-year-olds in a story contest and won first place. Dorothy worked as an art teacher and telephone operator before becoming an author. She wrote children stories for more than ten years and then began writing adult novels about Mrs. Pollifax-a retired grandmother who becomes a CIA agent. The Mrs. Pollifax series made Dorothy famous. While her stories nourish people's thirst for adventure and mystery, Dorothy knows about nourishing the body as well. She used to live on a farm in Nova Scotia, where she grew medicinal herbs. Her knowledge of herbs comes through in many of her stories. Dr. Jonathan W Butters is a Clinical Psychologist whose practice has consisted of treating adults with mood and personality disorders. He lives in Westchester County, NY Dorothy Gilman Butters' son. Christopher Butters is a retired court reporter after 30 years in the NYC court system, and a former union officer. He is also a poet. He is Dorothy Gilman Butters' son.