Tyldesley, James

Ruth Asch was born into a recusant Catholic family from the North of England, but raised in London with her four brothers. Her father, James Tyldesley, is an artist who helped inspire her with a love of beauty, whilst her mother early imparted a love of language and literature. After gaining a degree in Ancient Greek and Hebrew from St Andrews in Scotland, Ruth went to teach at an international college in France, where she met and married Robert Asch, with whom she has two young children. She is currently working on a volume of translations of Germain Nouveau's poetry.