Gemma grew up in various cities in Australia and Asia, mostly Hong
Kong. Her love of reading and writing probably came from being
taught at home by her English teacher mother for the first few
months of every move.
She went to university in Sydney, where indecision led her to a
triple major Bachelor of Arts in English, History and Theatre,
followed by a Journalism course.
Gemma moved to London when she was 22 with not much more than £400
and the address of a hostel in Bayswater. She started working as a
copywriter, writing for one of Microsoft's agencies, where she
would hide in the toilets and cry because she couldn't understand
the technical stuff she was writing. Over time, Gemma moved to
better and more exciting agencies, until she finally had the
experience to become a freelancer and - more importantly - the
confidence to write her own stuff.
This, of course, wasn't the point of her 20s: the point was to have
as much fun as possible without going over her overdraft. Gemma
also had her heart broken more times than is worth reporting, and
more bad dates than she cares to admit. Finally, at 3am in a bad
nightclub in Chelsea, Gemma met a tall, loud Irish guy who she is
marrying in April 2010. He makes her laugh so much that she is in
constant danger of incontinence. Which just shows that any club
that will play S Club 7 without irony isn't all bad.
‘A laugh-out-loud funny take on modern dating for lovers of Paige Toon and Adele Parks. Perfect to read while you’re detoxing in January!’ Closer Magazine ‘A saucy, fun read!’ Star Magazine ‘ Left me with a warm feeling and a great big smile on my face.’ Burton Mail ‘Smart, plotty and funny, The Dating Detox is the work of a master.’ Dublin Evening News ‘Warm and witty, and a feast of fun!’ Lancashire Evening Post
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