{"id":108,"date":"2026-08-31T12:54:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T12:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/q2solutions.co.uk\/barbaracooperauthor\/?page_id=108"},"modified":"2026-10-11T05:58:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T05:58:47","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/q2solutions.co.uk\/barbaracooperauthor\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"108\" class=\"elementor elementor-108\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77c3dbda e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77c3dbda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-432377e7 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"432377e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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Cooper<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67e8a949 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"67e8a949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/q2solutions.co.uk\/barbaracooperauthor\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get in touch<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b42788e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b42788e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>a long-time writer who connects with stories 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