Pool, Hannah

Hannah Pool was born in Eritrea in 1974. She was adopted from an orphanage in Asmara (the capital of Eritrea) by a white couple - the wife was American, husband was British - and grew up in Manchester, England. Best known for her column "The New Black" in "The Guardian", she is currently a feature writer at "The Guardian" newspaper. This is her first book. Hannah now lives in London.