Anna Sherman was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. She studied Greek and Latin at Wellesley College and at Lincoln College, Oxford. The Bells of Old Tokyo is her first book.

Anna's Book Choices:

• Sanshiro by Natsume Sōseki

• Ghosts of the Tsunami by Richard Lloyd Parry

• The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen

You can follow Anna on twitter @anna_charlbury

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