About the Author: Sophie Buchaillard

Born in Paris, Sophie has widely travelled across Europe, Asia, the United States and Africa and lived in several countries before settling in South Wales two decades ago.

She writes contemporary fiction inspired by movement and travel. Sophie contributed to the travel writing collection edited by Steven Lovatt An Open Door: New Travel Writing for A Precarious Century (Parthian, 2022). Her short stories and essays have appeared in a wide array of literary magazines and newspapers. This Is Not Who We Are is her first novel.