Petra was born in South Moravia in 1987. Even as a small child, she enjoyed spending the evening with a book in her hand. She retained her interest in (especially children’s) literature even when a student of Czech Language and Literature at the Faculty of Arts of Brno’s Masaryk University. She went on to study Special Education at the same university. She has also operated in the world of children as a speech therapist at a nursery school. Petra lives with her two sons and her husband in the Podyjí National Park. She is currently enjoying her maternity leave. She likes travelling, cooking and spending time with her boys.