Elizabeth Wein was born in 1964 in New York City, Elizabeth Wein spent her early years in England and Jamaica, becoming fluent in Jamaican patois. Following her parents' separation, she relocated to Pennsylvania with her mother, Betty Flocken. After earning a BA from Yale University, she returned to England and immersed herself in English-style 'change ringing.' While pursuing a PhD in Folklore at the University of Pennsylvania, she met her future husband, a bell ringer. In 1995, she moved to England with him and later settled in Scotland, where they raised two children. Holding dual American and British citizenship, Wein obtained her private pilot's license in Scotland in 2003, inspiring her to write numerous aviation-themed books. Her most renowned work, 'Code Name Verity,' soared to become a Number 1 New York Times bestseller.