Patricia Wood was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. She has served in the US Army, worked as a Medical Technologist, been a horseback-riding instructor, and taught marine science in a public high school working with high-risk students in Honolulu.
Patricia's first published novel, Lottery, is translated into over 20 languages and was short listed for the 2008 Orange Prize for Fiction.
Patricia's first published novel, Lottery, is translated into over 20 languages and was short listed for the 2008 Orange Prize for Fiction.