Ward, Rachel: - Rachel Ward lives in Wymondham, near Norwich, UK, and is a freelance literary and creative translator from German and French to English. Having always been an avid reader and enjoyed word games and puzzles, she discovered a flair for languages at school and went on to study Modern Languages. She spent her third year working as a language assistant at two grammar schools in Germany. She specializes in children's and young adult literature as well as crime fiction and other contemporary literature.