Rita Cruise O'Brien

Rita Cruise O'Brien is an American by origin who has enjoyed a professional career in Britain. As a social scientist she had appointments at the London School of Economics, Sussex University and London Business School. She has had international consulting assignments for the UN and UK government and commercial work for British Telecom and the European Commission. She published several books relating to her research and expertise. More recently Rita has begun to indulge a passion for history, writing for a general audience. Her first effort in this genre was the story of a village in Dorset which brought to her attention early expeditions to America from southwest England. She writes about this early period of American history, an attempt to unravel the myths and legends of her childhood and education. Rita intends to continue to research and publish about colonial New England.