Alyssa Brugman is an acclaimed writer has a marketing degree from the University of Newcastle. She taught management, accounting and marketing and worked in public relations before taking up writing full-time. Her first book, Finding Grace, was published in 2002 as was her second, Walking Naked. Alyssa now has eight published works, the most recent, Solo, released last year. The novel, a tale of psychological struggle, is about Mackenzie, a child of drug-ravaged parents who has become practised in the art of deception, including self-deception. After a violent outburst, Mackenzie is sent to a wilderness camp – to help her come to terms with her past, her family and her personal demons – where she is forced to confront her self-deception and to discover who she truly is.