A Flood of Memories

Author Nadia Mikail is a full-time houseplant owner and a part-time investigative journalist of what London's pigeons are planning when they flock together like that. She is mostly unsuccessful at (but still hopeful about) both these occupations. She is from Sarawak in Malaysia, where the air is always sweeter, the food is always tastier, and the pigeons are considerably less bold. Mikail's debut young-adult novel, The Cats We Meet Along the Way, was the overall winner of the 2023 Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Her latest novel is A Flood of Memories (2026).

Jacqui is a stage, screen and voice actor with a background in drag and immersive cabaret. She is mixed race (German and Chinese-Malay heritage) with working proficiency in German, Japanese and French. Confident and versatile in accents across Asia, Europe and America and across age and gender. Her native RP / Estuary voice is mature, intelligent and authoritative, with a subtle trace of wry detachment.