Sarah Pearse lives by the sea in South Devon with her husband and two daughters. She studied English and Creative Writing at the University of Warwick and worked in Brand PR for a variety of households brands before following her passion for writing. Her experiences living in the Swiss Alps in her early twenties inspired her acclaimed debut novel The Sanatorium which was an instant No. 1 Sunday Times and New York Times Top Ten bestseller in hardback and a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick. Her eagerly anticipated second thriller The Retreat published in July 2022 and became an instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller. Her books have now sold more than one million copies worldwide. You can find Sarah on Twitter @SarahVPearse and Instagram @sarahpearseauthor . Language: English