Charlotte Philby worked for the <i>Independent</i> for eight years as a columnist, editor and reporter, and was shortlisted for the Cudlipp Prize for her investigative journalism at the 2013 Press Awards. A former contributing editor and feature writer at <i>Marie Claire</i>, she has written for publications including the <i>New Statesman</i>, <i>Sunday Times</i>, <i>Guardian</i>, <i>Telegraph</i>, <i>Elle</i>, <i>Tatler</i>, <i>Inside Time</i>, and has been a guest on shows ranging from NPR’s Note to Self podcast to BBC Radio 4 Front Row. This is her fifth novel.
