Layla Fiske

Bio:

Award winning author Layla Fiske was born in Detroit, Michigan and grew up in Southern California. The daughter and granddaughter of immigrants, she was raised with the rich culture, language and foods of the Middle East. A graduate of San Diego State University, she completed a career in the field of land use management while raising two children. Now the grandmother of two, she lives in San Diego with her husband. THE FIG ORCHARD, named one of “The Best Books of 2014” by Kirkus Reviews; winner of the Theodor S. Geisel, Best Book Award; winner of the San Diego Book Awards Best Historical Fiction; and winner of the Benjamin Franklin Silver Award for Historical Fiction, is her first novel.