Born in London in 1978, Mary Karras is the daughter of Greek Cypriot emigres. Her parents separately fled Cyprus in the sixties and seventies, settling in north London where they met and married. As a child, Mary and her sisters would visit their grandparents in Harringay, spending time in the Greek Cypriot grocery shops and bakeries. Her debut novel, The Making of Mrs Petrakis, which draws on her family history, is forthcoming from Two Roads.
Agent: Eleanor Birne
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