Mudlarker, time-traveller, writer - Lara Maiklem is the award-winning author of the Sunday Times bestseller for adultsMudlarking (2019) and A Field Guide to Larking (2021).
She grew up on her family’s farm in the countryside, then moved to London where she has been mudlarking along the river Thames for almost 20 years. Previously an editor and a publishing consultant, Lara’s thoughtful writing as an historian has captivated readers, revealing the pleasure she finds in the minutiae of her surroundings, and uncovering the real history of London and its people through the objects she discovers on the banks of the river.
