CARRIE MAGILLEN spent fifteen years as a computer engineer working for IBM and Sun Microsystems, all the while with a yellowing copy of Plot by Ansen Dibell on her bookshelf. She left IT in 2006 and studied creative writing at Webster University in the Netherlands, Wollongong University in Australia, and Winchester University in England. She lives in Hampshire with her husband and two American Cocker Spaniels. When He's Not Here is her debut novel. Carrie loves hearing from readers and you can reach her via her website: carriemagillen.com where you can also read a prequel to When He's Not Here for free.
