Meriel Schindler spent the first fif­teen years of her life in Lon­don before spend­ing five for­ma­tive years in Inns­bruck, Aus­tria. Schindler, now based in Lon­don, is an employ­ment lawyer, part­ner, and head of a team at With­ers LLP, a law firm, and a trustee of Arvon, the writ­ing char­i­ty. The Lost Cafè Schindler is her first book.