Alex Morrall was born in Birmingham and now lives in south-east London where her voluntary work inspired 'Helen and the Grandbees', which is based in the deprived areas of Deptford, and is about the strength of family love overcoming the most intimidating of barriers. She is also a published food reviewer and poet. She enjoys working using other her creative and mathematical background. She has a maths degree but paints beautiful city scenes and landscapes in her spare time.
