Daniela Petracco was born in Trieste, Italy, and moved to London in 1986. After reading English at Birkbeck College, University of London, she obtained a Master Degree in Translation Studies at the University of Warwick. Before joining Europa Editions to head up the London office Daniela worked in bookselling and then as a foreign rights agent at AP Watt and Andrew Nurnberg Associates. She lives in London with her Irish husband, bilingual teenage son and two cats.