Marina Fiorato is
half-Venetian and a history graduate of Oxford and the University of Venice,
where she specialized in the study of Shakespeare’s plays as a historical
source. After college she studied art and has since worked as an
illustrator, actress, and film reviewer. She also designed tour visuals for
rock bands, including U2 and the Rolling Stones. She was married on the Grand
Canal in Venice and lives in London with her husband, son, and daughter.