Sophy Roberts

About The Author

Sophy Roberts is a British journalist and author. She received a master’s degree from the Columbia School of Journalism, and started her career assisting the writer Jessica Mitford. She regularly contributes to the Financial Times and other international titles, with articles focused on far-flung regions, from Central Asia to Antarctica. Her first book, The Lost Pianos of Siberia, was a Sunday Times (London) Book of the Year in 2020, and went on to be published in eight languages.

Books by Sophy Roberts

A Training School for Elephants

Retracing a Curious Episode in the European Grab for Africa

By Sophy Roberts
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Out of a sidelined, colonial-era expedition in Africa comes a new history of cruelty, deception, and adventure from the acclaimed author of The Lost Pianos of Siberia.
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