Mercedes Rodríguez Jiménez was born in Mairena del Alcor, Seville, in 1969. In 2013 she decided to write her first novel, 'Ajenjo', which was a finalist for the national 'Premio Felipe Trigo' prize 2013. In 2015 she conceived her second book, 'El rescate de Tamait' ('The Rescue of Tamait'). With this book she takes a bold risk, discussing things in a book which could be considered to fall under the fantasy genre, if this is what the reader wants, but from which the reader can also take important messages to help us in our own lives.