About me

I was born in London in 1982 and studied English Literature at Cambridge University. I was an editor at Faber & Faber for eight years, working with a range of award-winning and bestselling writers, before going freelance in 2015. As a freelancer I’ve worked with major publishing houses and leading creative writing schools, as well as continuing to work one-to-one with writers to develop their work.

My first novel, The Upstairs Room, was published in 2017. It was a Book of the Year in the Times and the Spectator, Michael Frayn called it ‘a very impressive debut’, John Carey described it as ‘spellbinding’ and Susan Hill called it ‘the real thing. Frightening, clever and full of atmosphere.’ My second novel, One Girl Began, will be published in April 2024.

 I have also worked as a visual artist (you can find out more about this here).

 I take on a limited number of writers to work with one-to-one. If you’d like to work with me, please get in touch.