Gill Wyness
Represented by
Laura Williams
Gill Wyness
Represented by
Laura Williams
Gill Wyness grew up in Dundee. She has lived in a variety of cities, had a variety of careers, married and divorced, and at age 30 finally moved to London to study for a PhD in economics. She is currently working as an academic, researching poverty and educational attainment.
Gill is working on her first novel, FIGHTS. Shy 14-year-old Chris is growing up in a tower block on a deprived estate in Dundee. Everything changes one night when a woman is raped on the stairs in Chris’ tower block, and the next day, Chris’ man-mad best friend Judy announces that she is having an affair with a 48-year-old man. Fights is an account of what follows, as the increasing chaos around her forces Chris to finally take control of her life.
Gill is working on her first novel, FIGHTS. Shy 14-year-old Chris is growing up in a tower block on a deprived estate in Dundee. Everything changes one night when a woman is raped on the stairs in Chris’ tower block, and the next day, Chris’ man-mad best friend Judy announces that she is having an affair with a 48-year-old man. Fights is an account of what follows, as the increasing chaos around her forces Chris to finally take control of her life.