Insight

Born in Berlin, Germany, Marén Klement started studying English at the age of 12 and moving on to successfully gain an English language and English literature degree at university. During those years she was part of a literature club that frequently published small anthologies and held public readings of their work. Having moved to London three years ago, she now works as a teacher at an international secondary school and writes in her free time. She was longlisted for the write now program organised by Penguin Random House, which opened up more opportunities for her. Six months later she was shortlisted for the Pen to Print competition with this novel. Marén writes novels, short stories and poetry, focusing on dramatic, contemporary fiction.