About the Author:

Wendy Buonaventura is a writer, dancer and choreographer. Her books and theatre work predominantly explore cultural myths about women. A 30 minute TV documentary, Making Mimi, about her can now be seen on Youtube. She wrote and presented the series ¡®Dances with the Devil¡¯ for Radio 4 (chosen for Pick of the Week and Pick of the Day). She has talked about her books on radio 4¡¯s Off The Shelf, A Good Read and Woman¡¯s Hour and radio 3¡¯s Late Junction. She has also written for the ¡®New Statesman¡¯ and ¡®Dancing Times¡¯. Her books include: ¡®I Put A Spell on You¡¯: ¡®Buonaventura¡¯s theatrical flourish never deserts her in her bravura leaps through history¡­The breadth of her knowledge is apparent in every gem of an anecdote¡¯ (Daily Telegraph). Her theatre work has been shown at the Paris Institut du Monde Arabe, Sadlers Wells and at various venues internationally.