Rusty was born in Pembroke Dock in Wales, the youngest of four in an RAF family. The family moved around for the first few years until they settled in Hertfordshire, where Rusty was educated.
Rusty tried her hand at various jobs, including a short three year stint in the Women’s Royal Air Force, but eventually settled on training as a Lawyer.
In her private life, Rusty found that children warmed to her and after writing many short stories for pleasure decided to turn her hand to producing something a little more substantial, and so, Sammy the Spaniel was born.
The beach could be an exciting, thrilling and sometimes a little bit of a scary place to a small puppy; the ground on the beach tickled and felt odd under his paws and there were strange little creatures that seemed to scurry sideways, but Sammy didn’t like them as they could nip your nose and t...