Prior to publishing any novels, she worked in London, first in public relations for the outfitters Swaine Adeney and later for the jeweller Theo Fennell.

She also worked as a shop assistant in Farmacia Santa Maria Novella, the perfumery, and in events for Ralph Lauren.

Only one agent, Jo Frank of A P Watt, expressed an interest, but this led to a bidding war between several publishers, with Hodder & Stoughton giving her a six-figure advance.

[9] She has co-written with her husband a series of children's books called The Royal Rabbits of London, which is published by Simon & Schuster.

They were brought together by the historian Andrew Roberts, who thought "they would be absolutely perfect for each other because they were the only two people he knew who could remember the words to Evita off by heart".

[11][9] The wedding was held at the Liberal Jewish Synagogue in St John's Wood, London,[11] with which her husband's family has been associated for generations.