Born in the UAE, Maitha Al Khayat spent most of her childhood years in the US and the UK. She began getting hooked on books in middle school in the UK and has never stopped reading or writing ever since. With an academic background in Business Administration, Maitha worked in a college library for a few years before opting for marriage and kids. Even as a mother of four kids, she still manages to find time to read all the time, to help in running a boutique her best friend owns, to write for Ajyaal Entertainment company in addition to writing children’s stories such as the charming Tareeqati Al Khassa (My Special Way).