Deborah Moggach is an internationally bestselling and Sunday Times bestselling British author and screenwriter. She has written more than 20 novels, including The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Ex-Wives, Tulip Fever, These Foolish Things, The Black Dress and The Heartbreak Hotel. She has adapted many of her novels as TV dramas and has also written several film scripts, including the BAFTA-nominated screenplay for Pride & Prejudice. She has also written two collections of short stories and a stage play. In February 2005, Moggach was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree by her Alma Mater, the University of Bristol. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, a former Chair of the Society of Authors and is on the executive committee of PEN.
Sarah Durham is an experienced actress of stage and screen and a prolific audiobook narrator. Her television work includes comedies Such Brave Girls, Big Mood and Sex Education, as well as dramas Fifteen Love, This Is Going to Hurt, Gentleman Jack and Call the Midwife. She has recorded more than 100 audiobooks, earning recognition for her ability to bring characters vividly to life with her mastery of regional accents. Her narration credits include titles by Linda Green, Sarah Pinborough, Kate Thompson and many others.