道恩·格里菲思（Dawn Griffiths）以数学家的身份在一所顶尖英国大学开始读书生活，曾获得数学专业一级荣誉学位。可是，当她意识到人们在聚会上不愿意与她谈话时，就拒绝了一份研究极为罕见的微分方程的博士奖学金，转而从事软件开发事业。目前她将IT咨询、写作及数学集于一身。

当道恩不写深入浅出系列图书的时候，你会看到她在打太极拳、织梭结花边或在烹饪美食 — 她还没有修炼出一心三用的绝技。旅行以及和她深爱的丈夫大卫在一起消磨时光也让她十分享受。

道恩有一个猜测 —《深入浅出梭结花边》有可能会很火爆，可她怀疑布雷特（Brett）和劳里（Laurie）不会同意。

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