I like stories that surprise and inspire me, that speak to my heart and leave an impression for days and weeks afterwards. But I also love writing that makes me think, that forces us to look both within and outside ourselves and understand something new about the human race – whether uplifting or horrifying.

 

I saved my first novel – for children – on a floppy disk when I was thirteen years old. Only my mum will ever appreciate its brilliance because it’s stayed in a drawer ever since.

 

After that I wrote a novella and then my first full-length novel with so much secrecy I may as well have signed a non-disclosure agreement.

 

Finally, I decided to get serious. I signed up to a CityLit novel-writing class and got myself a writing circle (the ‘Southbank Scribblers’, and then the ‘Zoom-Southbank Scribblers’) to whom I will be eternally grateful. I tried not to chew a hole through my cheek, and started letting OTHER PEOPLE see my writing. 

 

And it worked! In 2023 I signed with the wonderful Laetitia Rutherford and in  August 2024 Renard Press published my debut novel, Fledging.

 

I love language in all its forms, and I speak Italian, French and Arabic (and even a bit of Norwegian). Aside from my hometown of London I’ve lived in Cambridge, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

 

I’m from a small immediate family but a big extended family, spread all around the world. I’m varying parts Norwegian, Italian and American depending on how you do your “math,” but I say “maths,” so at heart I’m all Brit.

 

In my spare time I like to spot herons along my local river, run with a huge grin on my face, and eat things involving cheese.

 

I live in London with my civil partner and Tolstoy, an extremely fluffy ginger tabby.