Background
Patricia was born, the third of five children, just after they arrived back in England.
Patricia was born, the third of five children, just after they arrived back in England.
Her later novels Star of Light and Secret of the Fourth Candle were based on her experiences in Tangiers. Her parents, Harry and Ella Saint John, had been missionaries to South America for two years. From her memories of a year lived in alpine Switzerland she wrote her second book, Treasures of the Snow.
She died in the year 1993 due to heart problems.