Born in Germany during the latter part of the 20th century, Layla currently blogs from a bucolic corner of Britain, while ekeing out an existence in the truly stereotypical form of a writer and academic.

She is an ardent bibliophile and lover of photography, laika, motorbikes, describing herself in the third person, and farm smells, and a potent hater of arachnids, slapstick, corned beef, and water chestnuts.