Marianne Lee grew up in Tullamore, County Offaly and now lives in Dublin. She has a degree in
Visual Communications from the National College of Art and Design and an MPhil in Creative Writing from Trinity College Dublin. She works as a designer and copywriter. Her debut novel, ‘A Quiet Tide’, a fictionalised account of the life of Ellen Hutchins, Ireland’s first
female botanist, was published in 2020 by New Island. ‘A Quiet Tide’ was shortlisted for the
2021 Kate O’Brien Award and featured on RTÉ Radio One Book on One in spring 2022. Marianne is currently adapting ‘A Quiet Tide’ for the screen and working on a second novel.