Simone Martel

Simone Martel is the author of a novel, A Cat Came Back, a memoir, The Expectant Gardener, and a story collection, Exile’s Garden. Simone was born in Oakland, CA. After studying English at U.C. Berkeley, she created and operated an organic tomato farm in the Central Valley. This experience inspired her novel-in-progress, Zarzamora, a finalist in the Grindstone International Novel Prize.