About me

I was born and grew up in Birmingham, UK. After university I worked in a variety of roles supporting children, young people and families who were facing homelessness and other life crises. When my first novel was published in 2009, I took voluntary redundancy and started a new career as a freelance writer and editor. Since then I’ve lived in China, Uganda, and Croatia.

My main passions are cooking for my family, and music of all kinds. I enjoy playing board games, and when I can I like to ski and scuba dive. I’m a lifelong Birmingham City fan, and support Warwickshire/ Birmingham Bears in cricket. And of course I love travel, and exploring the world.