Debut novelist, Leo Vardiashvili…

…was born and raised in Tbilisi, Georgia. When he was twelve, he and his family fled Georgia’s post-Soviet regime for asylum in England. He studied English literature at Queen Mary University of London.

Hard by a Great Forest...

…is his debut novel, published by Bloomsbury in the UK, Riverhead Books in the US and by Ullstein in Germany. It has been acquired by 19 territories worldwide, including his homeland of Georgia.

Leo is currently working on his second novel.