Tara Guha is the winner of the 2014 Luke Bitmead Bursaryand Untouchable Things is her debut novel. Born to anIndian father and English mother Tara spent her childhoodin the Ribble Valley, passing many a wet day writingpoetry and music. After studying English at Cambridgeshe embarked on a career in the classical music industryin London, promoting artists including Placido Domingo,Paul McCartney and Dudley Moore.