Ilaria Tuti lives in Gemona del Friuli, in the province of Udine. She has a degree in economics and has always had a passion for painting and nature. She has won Italy's National Women's Literary Prize and was nominated for the Sue Grafton Memorial Award. She is the author of two other novels in the Teresa Battaglia series, Flowers over the Inferno and The Sleeping Nymph.

Ekin Oklap was born in Turkey, grew up in Italy, and currently lives in London. She translates from Turkish and Italian. As a translator, she has been shortlisted for the International Booker Prize and the John Florio Prize.