Alison Larkin is an internationally acclaimed writer/comedienne and the author of the bestselling novel The English American. After graduating from London University and the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, she wrote plays and appeared on Broadway in the Royal National Theatre’s production of Stanley. As a stand-up comic, she has appeared regularly at The Comic Strip in New York and the Comedy Store in Los Angeles. Her TV appearances include Providence, Late Night with Conan O’Brian and Comic Relief. Her character voices can be heard in cartoons and movies all over the world, from work by Robert Altman to The Wonderpets. Her internationally acclaimed one woman show, from which her novel springs , premiered at the Edinburgh Festival’s Assembly rooms, headlined at the London Comedy Festival, and has been seen in concert performance around the world. Larking is currently at work on her second novel. For more information, visit www.alisonlarkin.net.