Elana Ben­jamin was born in Syd­ney, Aus­tralia in 1974. She holds an Arts/​Law degree (His­to­ry major) from the Uni­ver­si­ty of New South Wales, and is an alum­ni of the Nahum Gold­mann Fel­low­ship Pro­gram. Elana lives in the Syd­ney sub­urb of Bon­di with her hus­band and two chil­dren. My Mother’s Spice Cup­board is her first book.