'Megan Davis was born in Australia and grew up in mining towns across the world. She has worked in the film industry and her credits include Atonement, In Bruges, Pride and Prejudice and the Bourne films. Her debut The Messenger won the Bridport Prize for a First Novel, as well as the Lucy Cavendish Prize for unpublished writers. She has lived in many places including France for a number of years, but now lives in London' (Amazon)