Sarah Underwood grew up in Devon, England. A data scientist by training, she obtained her MEng in Computational Bioengineering at Imperial College, London and her MPhil in Population Health Sciences at the University of Cambridge. She now works in the Big Data Institute at the University of Oxford. Sarah’s first novel, Lies We Sing to the Sea, became an instant New York Times, indie, and international bestseller. Her second novel, Gentlest of Wild Things, will be published in August 2024.Credit: Jamie Drew Photo + Film