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Aka—Zizou Corder
Birth—N/A
Raised—London, England, UK
Education—Cambridge University
Currently—lives in London and Italy


Louisa Young grew up in London in the house in which Peter Pan was written. She studied modern history at Cambridge and was for many years a freelance journalist, working mostly for the motorcycle press, Marie Claire, and the Guardian. She lives in London and Italy with her daughter and the composer Robert Lockhart.  (From the publisher.)

Young, along with her daughter, Isabel Adomakoh Young, writes under the name Zizou Corder. Together they have co-authored the well-known young adult Lionboy trilogy, Lee Raven Boy Thief and Halo.