Alison Jameson is a novelist, podcaster and screenwriter whose work is inspired by the complexities of modern life — from the quiet tensions of family to the drama of the workplace and the extraordinary in the everyday. She studied English and History at University College Dublin and spent several years working in advertising before turning to writing full-time. Her four novels — This Man and Me, Under My Skin, Little Beauty, and most recently This Family of Things — have earned critical acclaim, with nominations for the IMPAC Award and a shortlisting for the European Prize for Literature. She is the writer and performer of Cop On a Small Bit, a comedy podcast created with Arts Council funding, and is currently developing a new TV concept with Deadpan Productions.