Deiondra J.Maddison is nicknamed DJ. The native Briton was born in 1979. After obtianing her degree, she completed an internship in Berlin, where she refined her language skills and landed a permanent position. After a two years she moved on to Rome and then travelled the world, from New Zealand to Thailand. For more than a year she lived out of her backpack. She is now back in England in the beautiful seaside city of Brighton; what better place for her debut to be published at Brighton-Verlag? In "Schattiertes Herz –Affärenmädchens Tagebuch” (Shaded Heart – diary of a girl’s affair) she describes in an authentic way her experiences during her stay in Germany.