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Biography:
Frances Spiegel was born in Bushey, Hertfordshire, and has made London, England, her home where she lives with her husband, Ron, and two children, Mark and Sara.
Until recently Frances worked in the field of disabled sports and holds a BA Honours Degree from the Open University in History & Politics.
Ride the Rocket - Toronto Enabled is the author's first book exploring the City of Toronto.
Through her experiences as a writer with mobility problems Frances assesses the suitability, or otherwise, of many of the city's most famous attractions for disabled visitors.
A developing thread throughout the novel is the development of Frances' friendship with her newly discovered Canadian family.
The author also is a regular contributor to:
- Letter Arts Review, an American magazine that looks at lettering and calligraphy
- Altitude, the magazine of Nationwide Airlines, south Africa
- Best of British, a British monthly magazine devoted to 1940, 50, and 60s nostalgia
- Suite101.com a Canadian general interest journal where she publishes travel features, recipes, museum and art gallery reviews and celebrity profiles - http://www.suite101.com/profile.cfm/fran75
