Tasha Suri, a British award-winning fantasy writer, was born to Punjabi parents in Harrow, North-West London, and spent most of her childhood days with her family, traversing India. She pursued a degree in English and creative writing at Warwick University, and worked as an academic librarian at Imperial College London, before becoming a full-time writer. During her formative years, she developed a keen interest in the writings of Roald Dahl, Enid Blyton, Jacqueline Wilson, and the novels of the Brontë sisters. Her fascination with literary classics, period Bollywood films, historical events, and mythological narratives served as a catalyst for her foray into the realm of fantasy literature, which earned her several awards and distinctions.