Mike Gayle
Mike Gayle was born and raised in Birmingham. After graduating
from Salford University with a degree in Sociology, he moved to
London to pursue a career in journalism and worked as a features
editor and agony uncle. He has written for a variety of publications
including The Sunday Times, the Guardian and Cosmopolitan.
Mike became a full-time novelist in 1997 following the publication of
his Sunday Times top 10 bestseller My Legendary Girlfriend, which was
hailed by the Independent as 'full of belly laughs and painfully acute
observations', and by The Times as 'a funny, frank account of a
hopeless romantic'. Since then he has written 18 novels,
including The Man I Think I Know, selected as a World Book Night title,
and Half A World Away, selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club.
His books have been translated into more than thirty languages. In
2021, Mike was the recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award
from the Romantic Novelists' Association. He lives in Birmingham with his wife and kids. You can find Mike online at mikegayle.co.uk and on Twitter
@mikegayle.