Fidget the Wonder Dog

Patricia Forde lives in Galway, in the west of Ireland. She haspublished five books for children, and written two plays, as well asseveral television drama series for children and teenagers. She hasworked as a writer on both English and Irish language soap operas. Inanother life, she was a primary school teacher and the artistic directorof Galway Arts Festival. Her novel The Wordsmith (published in the USAas The List) was awarded a White Raven award by the International YouthLibrary.