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Voracious reader and compulsive writer.

Biography

My mum always claimed that, when she lived in America for a year, my dad wrote to her everyday and, in one of his letters, proposed. My dad denies this. But when she got back they got married anyway. In 1966 they emigrated to Canada. They'd wanted New Zealand, but it was full.

In 1971 I was born. In Winnipeg, Manitoba. And then, when I was four months old, they returned to the UK. Wallasey to be precise. It's on the Wirral. Opposite Liverpool.

When I was 18 I moved to London and when I was 24 I married David. The year after we got married David and I moved back "up north" to Manchester and we've been very happy here ever since.

Our son, Harry, was born on 25 June 2004 and is a complete and utter joy and our second son is due any minute (actually he's overdue!).

I've always loved writing, I've been writing stories for as long as I can remember. Last year I signed a two book deal with Orchard Books for young adult books, due out in 2010.

In 2005 I gave up my job to write full time, both fiction and non-fiction and have since had loads of articles published in national magazines. I'm loving it.

Interests

My gorgeous little boys, Harry and Joe. And big boy, David. Plus... chocolate, friends, hello kitty, oprah, amelie, hugh jackman, writing, the office, the daily show, new york, buffy the vampire slayer, the sopranos, barry manilow, the west wing, the simpsons, the word "joy", the smell of fresh basil, glitter pens, american tv: er, will & grace, queer eye for the straight guy, scrubs, arrested development, rescue me, gilmore girls; red wine, my digital camera, the scent and colour of lavender, george clooney, reading (especially meg cabot, jennifer crusie, jennifer weiner), cherry blossom, hot buttered raisin toast, limes, my nephews jake and toby, ducks, a nice cup of tea, the darkness, fiat 500s, reading the sunday papers in bed, british comedy: phoenix nights, spaced, black books, i'm alan partridge, father ted; big train; green wing; christopher eccleston, decaf lattes, robbie williams, a sunday night bath, woodstock (from snoopy), strictly come dancing, america's next top model ...