Liz Dodd was born in 1986 in Oxford. She is now a Sister of St Joseph of Peace, a Catholic Congregation of nuns whose charism is peace through justice. After a theology degree at Magdalene College, Cambridge, she worked as a reporter and news editor for the Tablet. She took a sabbatical from that job to cycle round the world. As a freelancer she has written for National Geographic Traveler, the Guardian, Independent. She has also written for the Sunday Times about her three great loves - travel, spirituality and beer.