Kate Eberlen was born in a small town thirty miles from London and spent her childhood reading books and longing to escape the big city. She studied Classics at Oxford University before discovering she was much less interested in the world of academia then the world of work. Kate has had many jobs, from lift girl in Harrods, au pair in Rome and New York, working in theatre box office and a career in publishing, before becoming a mother, teaching English as a Foreign Language and writing novels, including Miss You and Only You. Kate now lives in London.