Junying Kirk was born a Spice girl from Sichuan Province in China. In the summer of 1988, a British Council scholarship led her to study English Language Teaching in the UK, which eventually adopted her. She has worked as an academic, administrator, researcher, teacher, professional interpreter, international partnerships manager and cultural consultant. She is passionate about reading & writing, and world travel. Her 'Journey to the West' trilogy, 'The Same Moon', 'Trials of Life' and 'Land of Hope' have been published both elctronically and in print. Currently she is writing the first book of her second trilogy: "Journey to the East". She lives in Birmingham, UK with her English husband.
“You only live once, so give it your best shot!”