Lucy Ashe studied English Literature at St Hugh’s College, Oxford. After graduation she became an English and Drama teacher. She is the author of The Dance of the Dolls (entitled Clara & Olivia in the UK and shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger) and The Sleeping Beauties, novels inspired by her years training at the Royal Ballet School. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and daughter. Learn more at lucyashe.com.