Maggie Alderson was born in London, brought up in Staffordshire and educated at the University of St Andrews. She has worked on nine magazines - editing four of them, including British ELLE - and two newspapers. For many years she covered the international fashion shows. She has published six bestselling novels and four collections of her columns from Good Weekend magazine. She co-edited two books of short stories in aid of the charity War Child and also, In Bed With, a collection of erotic short stories by well-known women writers. She is married, and has one daughter and twelve pairs of Prada shoes. 'At last we've found her, the female Seinfeld. Warm, witty, wise and well-dressed, Alderson is the haute couture of humour.' - Kathy Lette Visit Maggie's blog Claire Fletcher studied graphic design and illustration at Central School of Art and Design, Kingston University, and the Royal College of Art. She has been an illustrator since 1990. She is co-founder and director of 'Made in Hastings' - a shop selling locally sourced gifts and artwork.