Charlotte Glennie is an accomplished journalist with more than two decades of experience as a broadcast journalist and media specialist, half of that spent working in Asia.

She has worked with media organisations including the BBC, ABC and TVNZ, and her career highlights include New Zealand's Supreme Award for Excellence in Television Journalism - recognising coverage of news in Asia, including the Indian Ocean tsunami; the New Zealand Government Special Service Medal for reporting in the aftermath of the Asian tsunami and the Clarion Award for Radio Documentary of the Year - an ABC investigation into the impact of the war in Afghanistan on Australian soldiers and their families.

Charlotte lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. This is her first book.