ND Hopton

Nicholas Hopton studied Italian at Cambridge University. His dissertation Sicilianità - on Twentieth Century Sicilian literature - won the Peskett Modern Languages prize. He also studied at the British Institute of Florence and La Sapienza University in Rome. His first published novel was In Pieces (Bloomsbury), which The  New York Post described as ‘A wry, intelligent story of London life in the nineties’. He served as a diplomat for 35 years, including at the British Embassy in Italy and as UK Ambassador to Libya, Iran, Qatar and Yemen. He now lives in Twickenham and spends as much time as possible with his wife and five children at their house in Tuscany.

Maremma Mia will be published by Chiselbury in November 2025. It is available for pre-order.