Laila Ibrahim is the bestselling author of  Yellow Crocus, Mustard Seed, Golden Poppies, Scarlet Carnation, Falling Wisteria, Paper Wife and After the Rain.. She spent much of her career as a preschool director, a birth doula, and a religious educator. She was born and raised in Whittier California, and studied Human Development at Mills College and San Francisco State University.

She’s a devout Unitarian Universalist, determined to do her part to add a little more love and justice to our beautiful and painful world. She lives with her wonderful wife, Rinda, and two other families in a small cohousing community in Berkeley, California. Her young adult children  and their families are her pride and joy.

Laila is blessed to be working half-time as a novelist. When she isn’t writing, she likes to walk with friends and her toy Aussie, Hazel Nut, do jigsaw puzzles, play games, go to Disneyland, garden, travel, cook, and eat out.