Adeline Pierce

Adeline Pierce was born in Brighton, UK, and grew up between the English south coast and Vienna, where she first fell in love with rehearsal rooms and quiet libraries. She studied Musicology and Comparative Literature at the University of Edinburgh (MA) and later completed postgraduate work in Cultural Studies in Prague. Before writing full-time, she worked as a copy editor, taught beginner violin, and coordinated community workshops on everyday creativity.

Pierce’s interests sit where craft meets care: she is fascinated by how ordinary places—kitchens, benches, stair landings—shape how people live together. She speaks English and Italian, reads a little German, and keeps a small collection of annotated tram maps. When not at her desk, she can be found walking long city loops, baking bread, or practicing scales badly but faithfully.

She divides her time between London and Trieste, travels by train whenever possible, and volunteers with neighborhood libraries and community kitchens. Favorite things include: soft pencils, well-behaved hinges, soup on cold days, and the last ten minutes of daylight.