I was born in Manchester to Irish parents, I went to Bristol University and then Oxford where I studied physics and astronomy. I then worked at the BBC, firstly on the technical side as a studio manager and sound engineer, and then later as a journalist and producer in news and documentaries.
Deciding my heart lay in make-believe, I went into theatre, and eventually had plays produced at the Bristol Old Vic, Hampstead Theatre, Tobacco Factory Bristol and elsewhere. My play Painting Snails was a winner of the 2011 Croydon Warehouse International Playwriting Competition. I have also written for BBC Radio and had several plays broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
My children having grown up and left home, I went to Bath Spa University as a mature student in 2019, undertaking an MA in creative prose. I graduated with distinction. Toys in the Tree was partially written on the course.
I am currently writing full-time and am now working on a new project, The Wingman’s Wife, a psychological thriller
