About the Author

Fiona Melrose is a novelist whose debut novel, Midwinter, was long-listed by the Women’s Prize and her second, Johannesburg was short-listed for the RSL Encore Award.

Fiona was born in South Africa but is an Irish national. She has spent much of her adult career in London and Suffolk with careers in academia and politics. She now lives on a small farm in Italy, near Florence, where she grows flowers and food and runs writing and creative practice retreats and teaches writing online

Before becoming a novelist, Fiona worked in academia, NGOs, public affairs and as an emerging markets analyst. She holds an MA in Politics and another in Creative Writing.

 She is currently completing her 4th novel.