Marco Missiroli's first novel Senza Coda won the Campiello Opera Prima (the Italian equivalent of the Costa First Novel Award). Published to great acclaim, Devotion (previously entitled Fidelity) was a number one bestseller in Italy, was shortlisted for the Premio Strega (the Italian Booker) and was made into a hit Netflix limited series. Born in Rimini, on the Adriatic coast, Marco now lives in Milan.