Kaliane Mong Huxham Bradley[citation needed] was born in Walthamstow, East London, to a British father and a Cambodian Khmer mother.

Bradley grew up in a small house with a maternal older half-brother and younger twin sisters.

[3] From 2016 to 2021, she wrote theatre and dance reviews and interviews for the likes of Exeunt Magazine, Time Out London, The Stage, and The Guardian.

[8] Ahead of the novel's release, the BBC commissioned an adaptation penned by Alice Birch, as announced in February.

[12] As of May 2024[update] Bradley was living in East London with her partner Sam, an academic.