Ilsa Evans is an Australian author who lives in a partially-renovated house in the picturesque Dandenong Ranges, along with several offspring, assorted pets and an ever-expanding colony of uninvited possums. She has written nine books, which range from light fiction, set within the mayhem of suburban life, to more serious subject matter such as euthanasia or family break-ups. Two novels, Broken and Sticks & Stones, tell the story of an abused woman and are largely based on the findings of a PhD (on the long-term effects of domestic violence) completed in 2005. The last book (ones a poner time) is available in ebook only. Next on the agenda is a foray into crime fiction, and also a non-fiction book about middle-age for women, titled The Invisible Woman, and other remarkable phenomena of middle-age.