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I was born in India and grew up in Zambia, Spain and Venezuela before settling in Scotland, where I live with my husband and our son.

After graduating from Edinburgh University with a degree in English, I became a journalist working for a range of national newspapers. I’ve been freelance for the last 15 years writing features for the Scottish and national press.

I graduated with distinction from the University of Glasgow’s MLitt in Creative Writing, where I was awarded the Curtis Brown Prize in 2012, and was runner up for the Sceptre Prize. My debut novel, Paris Kiss, was longlisted in the Mslexia First Novel Competition in 2014.

My short stories have been published in magazines and in New Writing Scotland, and I’m now working on my second nov ...more

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How my African childhood inspired my second novel

I last set foot on Zambia’s red soil more than forty years ago but the memories are as vivid as ever. Growing up in southern Africa gave me the inspiration for my latest novel, Looking for Evelyn. I borrowed heavily from my 1970s childhood in Zambia and from my early days as a journalist in...

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	Paris Kiss 3.93 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Daisy Chain: a novel of The Glasgow Girls 3.72 avg rating — 78 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Looking for Evelyn 4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	White Raven 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2025	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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