Susan Oudot worked in publishing for eleven years before becoming a literary agent. From there she was tempted into the world of journalism, eventually becoming Fiction and Books Editor for Woman's Own, before turning freelance five years ago. Since then she has written both fiction and features for various newspapers and magazines. She lives in Islington, London, where she was born and brought up. She is the author of three novels: Real Women, Virtual Love, and All That I Am.