Catherine Robertson's novels have all been #1 New Zealand bestsellers. Her fourth novel, The Hiding Places, also won the 2015 Nelson Libraries’ Award for New Zealand Fiction. Catherine reviews books for the New Zealand Listener, and is a regular guest on Radio New Zealand’s The Panel and Jesse Mulligan’s Book Critic slot. She is married with two grown sons, two Burmese cats, two rescue dogs and a powerful vacuum cleaner. She divides her time between Wellington and Hawke’s Bay.

Born in Wellington, she attended Victoria University and has lived in San Francisco and Buckinghamshire. She has juggled novel writing with working in marketing consultancy. Hailed as ‘a new national treasure’ after her first book, Catherine was a featured author at the 2012 Frankfurt Book Fair. Two of her books have been published in Germany and her first has also been published in Italy.

Kerre McIvor wrote of The Sweet Second Life of Darrell: ‘This is the novel I wish I had written — a warm, laugh-out-loud, funny romantic comedy. Fans of Marion Keyes, who is the benchmark for clever, witty chick lit, will love this.'