Lisa Nops is the author of 'My Life in a Pea Soup' which won the Finch Memoir Prize for 2012. Aside from writing, Lisa is a full-time carer to her autistic daughter, Sally, and teaches English as a second language on a part-time basis. Lisa has lived in many countries with her husband, Michael, including Bahrain, England, France, Malaysia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Australia. She currently lives in Mumbai, India, where she is writing her second book.