Bio

I am a Gibraltarian author and academic based in the North of England. I have written four novels – The Escape Artist, Solitude House, Jonathan Gallardo and Gooseman – as well as numerous stories, essays, articles and works of non-fiction. I lived on the Rock until the age of twenty-seven, when I moved to the UK to study English Literature. I subsequently took BA, MA and PhD degrees at the University of Leeds, completing my studies in 2004 with a thesis entitled 'Anti-Spanish sentiment in English literary and political writing, 1553-1603.' Since then I have lived mainly in the UK, but have also done stints in New Zealand (2004), India (2005-2008) and, more recently, Japan (2014-2016). Over the years I have talked about issues of Gibraltarian identity on radio progammes such as the BBC World Service's 'The Cultural Frontline', ABC Australia's 'Late Night Live' and Antena Caro's 'Lletres Ebrenques'. I have also spoken in front of audiences at the University of Salamanca, the University of Turin, the University of Basel, the University of the Balearic Islands , the University of Lisbon, the University of Portsmouth, the University of Northumbria, the University of Strasbourg, the University of Barcelona, the University of Gibraltar and other universities. Should you be interested in seeing a list of the articles that have been published about my books, please click here. If anything on this site grabs your attention, you are welcome to contact me via the email facility on my Facebook page. Thank you for visiting my website!