the nun's tale (re-publication) (english edition)  pae robin is the nom de plume of peter james robinson. he was born in manly, sydney australia on 19 november 1953. he lives in canberra with his family. he's written plays and satire for stage and radio; hes also written theatre and book reviews, and arts and science articles for newspapers. hes had many years experience as an actor. the nuns tale is his first novel.