NANCY RICHARDS is an independent journalist, born London, based Cape Town, with experience on radio and in print. As a radio presenter, areas of specialisation included shows on literature, the environment and ‘women’s issues’. In print she’s covered environmental matters, books and literature, lifestyle, travel, art and décor amongst other things. She has a podcast called People’s Stories & Books and is founder of an NPO: Woman Zone with The Women’s Library in Cape Town. She’s author/co-author of Beautiful Homes: as featured in Fairlady magazine; Woman Today – 50 years of South African women on radio; Being a Woman in Cape Town: Telling your story and more recently The Skipper’s Daughter, her mother’s memoir. She’s also a speaker and media trainer.