With a French mother and Irish father, Suzanne was born and educated in Birmingham. She attended the Ecole du Louvre in Paris and Westfield College London, before working at the V&A, and Hodder Educational and Phaidon Press. She is qualified as a Clerkenwell and Islington Guide, City of London Guide and Blue Badge. Suzanne has lived in London most of her adult life and has cycled, walked and nosed around its streets for 45 years, learning to see and appreciate the many-layered qualities of the city, and getting to know its museums and great buildings. She has studied history and art history all her life. She is deeply passionate about sharing the rich history of the city, how extraordinary human beings can be, and what those human beings can create.