Education
Born in Bradford in 1974, Swainston attended Saint Joseph"s College, Bradford, Girton College, University of Cambridge, and the University of Wales.
Born in Bradford in 1974, Swainston attended Saint Joseph"s College, Bradford, Girton College, University of Cambridge, and the University of Wales.
The sequel Number Present Like Time was published in 2005. Swainston"s third book, The Modern World, is set in the same universe and was published in May 2007. Her fourth novel, Above the Snowline, was published in 2010.
In 2011, she announced she was quitting full-time writing to become a chemistry teacher although she has subsequently indicated that she is working on a fifth novel.
A qualified archaeologist, she was employed on digs at the oldest recorded burial site in the United Kingdom, Paviland Cave, as well as at Hayonim Cave, Israel. Other jobs included working for an ethical company developing pharmaceuticals from cannabis, as an assistant in a zoo"s veterinary lab and as a researcher for the Ministry of Defence.