Patrinella Cooper

Patrinella Cooper was born in a bender tent near Manchester and spent her infancy in a horsedrawn wagon. She eloped at the age of 17, eventually traveling with her husband to Australia, where they made a living by fortunetelling, hawking, opal mining, gold fossicking, and working the fairs. When they returned to England, they settled in the east of Britain, where they live to this day. Patrinella has a lifelong interest in the magical subject described in this book and was fortunate enough to...See more

Patrinella Cooper was born in a bender tent near Manchester and spent her infancy in a horsedrawn wagon. She eloped at the age of 17, eventually traveling with her husband to Australia, where they made a living by fortunetelling, hawking, opal mining, gold fossicking, and working the fairs. When they returned to England, they settled in the east of Britain, where they live to this day. Patrinella has a lifelong interest in the magical subject described in this book and was fortunate enough to be born into a traditional family who could satisfy her curiosity with their wisdom. See less