I have travelled and lived in the UK, US, Sweden and the Middle East for many years - always writing something. Just over a year ago, I entered a couple of chapters into the Montegrappa First Fiction competition at the Emirates Festival of Literature. Being one of the winners caught the eye of my talented agent, Luigi Bonomi.

My life suddenly became very busy: apart from my marketing job and three energetic children, I now had a book to write! It took less than a year, most likely because I knew someone was waiting to read it (an incredible feeling). Aria and Head of Zeus (HoZ) signed a two-book deal with me later that year and it’s been the most amazing ride. I never expected a publisher to be so supportive!

In 'When I Wake Up,' a beloved teacher and mother has been viciously attacked in a small Swedish town, and is in a coma. She has no apparent enemies so what could possibly have happened for her to end up there?

When I set out to write the novel, I quickly decided to tell the story from different perspectives: how one person perceives something, is never the way another person does. Also, I believe that everyone has a purpose, that healthy relationships