Gill Thompson began her working life as a teacher and has spent over forty years at the chalk face. More recently she has also become an author, gaining an M.A in Creative Writing from the University of Chichester. Gill’s debut novel The Oceans Between Us was published by Headline in March 2019 and The Child on Platform One came out in December 2019. Both books were digital number one bestsellers and The Child on Platform One was a USA Today and Wallstreet Journal bestseller. It has been translated into nine European languages. Her new novel, The Lighthouse Sisters came out on 4^th February.