ALAITZ LECEAGA was born in Bilbao and is the author of several bestselling novels. Hailed as Author of the Year with her debut novel, The Forest Knows Your Name, she quickly became a publishing phenomenon and followed up with another success, The Daughters of the Earth. Her third novel, Where the Sea Ends, won the prestigious Fernando Lara Novel Prize in 2021. Her books have been translated into several languages and are currently in development for a television series. The Last Princess is her fifth novel.