Sheila Hopkins currently lives in Somerset with her husband, David. They have three grown up children, Emma (Hop), Joel and Thomas (Tom).
Whilst growing up in the north London suburbs, Sheila was taken out into the countryside regularly by her parents and learned to love nature. Her mother was an avid reader which inspired Sheila to enjoy reading herself.
Whilst studying for a degree in English Literature at Southampton University, Sheila became a Christian. After her degree, she went on to train as a teacher. Whilst working in her first job as an English teacher in Lincolnshire, she began to write poetry.
Returning home to London, Sheila met up with David, a friend she had known in Southampton and their friendship developed. In 1988, they married and moved into a flat in London where two of their children were born. From London, the family moved to Portish
