Cherith Baldry was born in Lancaster and studied at the University of Manchester and St Anne’s College, Oxford. She worked as a teacher, including lecturing at Fourah Bay College, ...view moreCherith Baldry was born in Lancaster and studied at the University of Manchester and St Anne’s College, Oxford. She worked as a teacher, including lecturing at Fourah Bay College, Sierra Leone, before becoming a full-time writer, mainly of science-fiction and fantasy. Her previous novel, Dangerous Deceits, was published by Matador in 2019. She lives in Surrey.view less