After a brief career as a professional singer, Roland Vernon settled in the countryside, dividing his time between writing and managing his own small rural business. He is the author of several biographical books about musicians, and Star in the East, a biography of the philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti. His début novel, A Dark Enchantment, won the Daily Mail First Novel Award and is published by Transworld. He lives in Somerset with his wife and three sons.