Michele studied accounting at university but never got the hang of debits and credits, to the dismay of several managers. Fortunately she realized early on that while her fondness for storytelling didn't foster confidence in her colleagues, it did prepare her for a life writing fiction. She was born and raised in the US but did indeed know where Scousers came from when asked on the Britishness test and is now a card carrying Brit. Today she lives happily in central London, knows the words to God Save the Queen and has developed a taste for tuna with corn mixed in (though she still hates Marmite).