Perdita Buchan was born in England and came to America as a child. She grew up in Philadelphia and has since lived in London, Florence, Italy, New York and, for many years, New England (Vermont and Massachusetts). She now lives on the Jersey shore. Her essays and short stories have been published in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, House Beautiful, Family Circle and New Jersey Monthly. Her work has appeared in anthologies, including the O. Henry Prize Stories, and her nonfiction book, Utopia, New Jersey, was named an Honor book by The New Jersey Council On The Humanities. Interests: myth, fairy tale, carousels, horses, utopian communities, classical music, especially piano, England, the Pre Raphaelite/Arts and Crafts Movement, Italy, Romania, the Roma