About the author

I've always loved books, and I've always wanted to see the world. ​But while I read compulsively in my childhood and teenage years, traveling used to be just an unrealistic dream. Many years had to pass before I could pack my bag and set off on my first journey abroad, but it happened in the end. Since then, I've visited many countries and met many amazing people of different nationalities and cultures. We worked, and learned, and played together, and I've gained some wonderful friends this way. My life would've been so much duller and paler without them. 
​Books and travels have made me who I am. ​And my family, of course, but that goes without saying. 

​As for my books, I write what I like to read: stories about people overcoming various difficulties, sometimes fighting their inner demons, sometimes struggling to fit in or starting anew from the scratch, and finding love and happiness with a little help from their friends and family. Throw in the motif of clashing cultures and world views, and the mess and growth that can come out of it. And since I'm an incurable dreamer, also the obligatory HEA. 
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P.S. As you may have already guessed, Magdalena Stanhoff is a pen name. My real name wouldn't fit on any book cover, and besides, ​most of you wouldn't be able to pronounce it anyway.