Sereta Belgrave was born and lived in Barbados, which is located in the Caribbean, for some time. During her late teen years and early twenties, she lived in the United States for some time. Upon her return to Barbados, she worked in the banking industry. She currently works in administration in an educational institution in the government service in Barbados. She has two grown sons and one grandson, whom she absolutely adores. Sereta was passionate about writing a book for many years. Due to time constraints, this did not materialize until recently when she wrote this fictional novel, Growing Up in Barbados.