Born in London, Banafsheh spent her childhood in Tehran. In 1982, in the midst of the Iran/Iraq war, her parents came up with a plan to smuggle the family out of Iran. Caught by the Turkish border guards, Banafsheh and her family spent 14 nights crammed in a cell with five other refugees while their fate was decided.
Moving to Australia, Banafsheh completed a Bachelor of Information Science at UTS Sydney. She lives with her husband and two sons. When not running their family bookstores, Banafsheh splits her time between writing and conducting author talks.(Source: Goodreads)
