Ondine Sherman (b. 1974), author and animal rights activist, grew up in Sydney and attained her undergraduate degree in communications from University of Technology Sydney. In 2004, with her father Brian Sherman AM, she co-founded the animal rights organisation Voiceless, of which she is managing director. Sherman holds an MA in environmental studies and is a director of the conservation NGOs Action for Dolphins, the Society for Compassionate Conservation and This is My Earth (TiME). Her first book, The miracle of love, a memoir reflecting on her journey as the mother of twin boys diagnosed with MCT8 Deficiency – a rare genetic disorder – was published in 2013. Her other books are the young adult fiction titles Sky (2017), Snow (2019) and Star (2020); and Vegan Living (2020); and she has written for a number of news publications and websites including the Sydney Morning Herald and mamamia.com.au. Now residing in Israel, Sherman is a director of the MCT8 Foundation and the Sherman Foundation.
