Mona Tewari has long been fascinated by the ways in which narratives of legends and histories shape views of the present. A graduate of Caltech and UCSF, Tewari practiced as a pediatric dentist for years before she turned to writing fiction. As the daughter of two immigrants from India, she didn't see herself represented in popular media growing up and became determined to show her daughters they belong in every world. Tewari lives with her husband, daughters, and dogs in the Berkshires. Burn the Sea is her first novel.