Jennifer Arrington holds a master’s degree in nutrition from Texas A&M University.  Having spent much of her career as a chemistry teacher, she returned to writing while recovering from multiple surgeries after recurrent breast cancer.   A self-proclaimed bibliophile, weekend pianist, and beach lover, she loves to spend her free time paddleboarding and snorkeling.  Inspired by her experiences growing up in South Africa and moving to the United States as a young adult, The Counting Tree is her second novel.