Mhairi was born in Scotland in 1976 and has been explaining how to pronounce her name ever since. (With a 'V', not an 'M'. Yes, that's us crazy Celts for you).

She is based in Nottingham where she used to be a local journalist and now she's a freelance writer and sometime-blogger, which we all know is code for messing about on Twitter.

She likes drinking wine, eating food and obtaining clothes; all the impressive hobbies. Her best anecdotes involve dislocating her elbow tripping over a briefcase and a very bad flight to New York. She lives with a man and a cat.

'Very very witty and funny. Left me in awe ... a total gem' Marian Keyes

'The funniest, most romantic book I've read since One Day' Lisa Jewell

'I loved this book. It made me laugh and reminded me that anything's possible in love - and in everything else for that matter' Minnie Driver

'I loved this: an original, genuinely funny, genuinely moving, modern love story' Katy Regan

'Mhairi is darkly funny and quite, quite rude ... You Had Me at Hello is a breath of tart, Northern air' Sarra Manning

'Bitingly sharp and achingly funny ... guaranteed to have you bent double. I absolutely loved it!' Claudia Carroll