Taryn Hayes

TARYN HAYES traces her love of writing back to her first grade word packs - arranging and rearranging words into sentences that delighted her 6-year-old soul. It led her to major in English, history and psychology at the University of Cape Town. While authoring words has always been a primary passion, heart communication is a close second. To this end, teaching became Taryn's vocation - beginning in high school classrooms and continuing in the homeschooling community.

While it was in the shadow of Table Mountain in Cape Town where Taryn fell in love with words, she now lives in Brisbane, Australia with her husband, Craig and their four children.

Writing continues to be a passion and thanks to the inspiration of literature-based learning, Taryn recognised the need for more excellent historical fiction for children. Seekers of the Lost Boy, her debut novel, is Taryn's contribution to living literature. It is a youth story, featuring homeschooled characters discovering an incredible South African history. Her hope is that this story will stir the hearts of all its readers - young and old.