Kathleen Fidler was born in Coalville, Leicestershire in 1890, and was raised in Wigan and North Wales, where he became a teacher and later school headmistress. Over the course of her career, she wrote over 80 novels and non-fiction books for children. Many of her novels followed the adventures of two families, The Brydons and The Deans. Her work has been praised for the depth and detail of research into the background of her stories.