I'm the daughter of an Austrian mother and an Indian father raised on an East London Council Estate.

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 I've loved reading ever since I first learned how and some of my favourite children's authors are Roald Dahl, Judy Blume, Frances Hardinge, Beverley Cleary and Astrid Lindgren.

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 I've had various jobs over the years including school dinner lady, chef and restaurant manager but secretly I always wanted to be a writer.

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 It was only when I started making up stories to entertain my son that I finally decided to stop being scared, follow my dream and try to get published. After many years of hard work I'm thrilled to have achieved my ambition.

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 I mainly write fantasy stories so I can make up almost anything I want which is great fun and my characters  always seem to be heading off on adventures and fighting monsters and terrible evil villains...

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