Rukky Brume grew up in Lagos, Nigeria. She studied Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and works as a finance lawyer. Rukky is an alumna of the Faber Academy’s flagship writing course. It Comes in Waves, her debut novel (an early draft of which was longlisted for the inaugural Discoveries programme) will be published by #Merky Books/Penguin Random House UK in June, and is both an honest exploration of grief and a captivating story about legacy. She lives in London.