Susie Day grew up by the seaside in Penarth, Wales, with a lisp and a really unfortunate choice of first name.

Susie Day grew up by the seaside in Penarth, Wales, with a lisp and a really unfortunate choice of first name.

Between books, she works as a copywriter in Birmingham, crochets ridiculous jumpers and inhales tea.

Susie now lives in Coventry, England with her partner and a black cat named Pantalaimon.