Pia Ghosh Roy grew up in India, and now lives in England. She has worked in advertising as a writer, in cities like Calcutta, Mumbai, Bangalore and London. She currently splits her time teaching English, writing about food and life in her blog 'Peppercorns in my Pocket', and working as an artist and crafter. Pia forayed into fiction with this short story. Another was recently commended in the Words And Women Competition.