 Ann began writing poetry years after Nathan's death and published "The Poetry Remedy" in 1999 and then "Paper Whites" in 2001.Ann's first novel, "The Burying Beetle", was published in 2005 by Luath Press Ltd and "Because We Have Reached That Place" (poetry) was published by Oversteps Books in 2006.Her most recent work, "The Bower Bird" (also published by Luath) won the 2007 Costa Book Awards Children's Book of the Year.