Karen Telling

Author

Karen Telling was born in Scotland and moved to Hampshire, England with her family at the age of 5.
She married Nick Telling in 1987 and they bought a house together in Nick’s home village of Crowthorne in Berkshire, in southeast England. After running their metal finishing business for several years, they sold everything and moved to Carvoeiro in Portugal. As a lifelong animal lover, Karen has rescued and bottle fed countless abandoned puppies and kittens. She also supports and contributes to a number of small, local charities including the Algarve Network for Families in Need, and crochets blankets, hats and hand warmers to be distributed by the charity. Karen is now retired and Nick still works part time.
Karen is an author with 2 books about living in a small village in the Algarve, the first published in 2021 called Another Day in Paradise followed by Our Little Piece of Paradise, released in 2022.