I am the author of two collections of short stories Perfect Lives and Lying in Bed and two novels Out of the Picture and The Kindness. I have also written the introduction to Daphne du Maurier's The Doll and other stories.I was born in London in 1962 but by the age of eight it was clear I'd be a happier child if we lived in the countryside. Luckily my parents shared this view and we moved to the middle of nowhere. Since then I have worked in publishing and as a journalist and I have written lyrics (for Pink Floyd's The Division Bell, The Endless River and David Gilmour's On An Island). Apart from obvious things like meeting my husband and the births of my children the highlights of my life so far have been winning a Blue Peter badge, playing the piano on the Jools Holland TV show and hearing my stories being read on the BBC. I am currently working on lyrics for a new David Gilmour solo project.