Peta Carey has had a long association with Fiordland, and has known Kim and Mark Hollows for many years. She has made documentaries and written extensively on various projects in the greater Fiordland area, including Place for the Heart and Tamatea Dusky (both published by Potton & Burton). The Hollows Boys is her fourth book.
She lives outside Queenstown, New Zealand, from where she continues to enjoy time in the mountains of Fiordland and Mount Aspiring National Parks.