New York Times bestselling author of seven novels published by Penguin Books. Her novels have been published in 27 countries, such as Italy, France, Brazil, Slovenia, Russia, China, Norway, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Spain, and many others, including Turkey, where she is one of the country 's top-selling authors. She wrote her first book ' (about a tugboat) at the age of seven. She went on to receive a degree in journalism, then wrote for major magazines for years before publishing her first novel in 2011.