carole morin was born in glasgow. at 16 she became a 'junior diplomat' to the united states on an afs scholarship. she was literary fellow at the university of east anglia when lorna sage (author of bad blood) was dean she was writer-in-residence at wormwood scrubs prison when it was category a. she is one of the few writers to have had weekly columns in both the right of centre spectator and left of centre new statesman, according to the scotsman she is the only writer to achieve this. she has also contributed to a number of other newspapers and magazines including the financial times, the daily telegraph and the scotsman. she has lived in kampala and beijing and now lives in london.