What are your favourite children's books and why? She is married to Mark, the headmaster of a preparatory school in North West London.Ĭlick here to download a document where Gemma talks about the inspiration behind the Declaration series. She edited several business magazines and contributed regularly to publications including Company Magazine and The Sunday Telegraph before moving to the civil service, where she held a senior position within Ofsted, the education and care watchdog. Gemma Malley studied Philosophy at Reading University before working as a journalist.

Sarah Odedina Publishing Director Bloomsbury Children’s Books Gemma Malley has created four exceptionally fine novels in the short time she has been writing and I firmly believe that it is only the beginning of her long and stellar career. She allows the reader to explore the story and at the same time really explore their own opinions. Her books challenge the reader to think about the world and current issues that face us all, the quest for eternal youth, the overpopulation of our planet, the need for us each to take responsibility for our actions as well as for the actions of the governments we put in place. She brings a powerfully intelligent approach to her stories and never ‘dumbs down’ the complexity of her philosophical and political debates, but she does it in the context of a brilliantly plot driven character focused story which carries the reader along through the narrative in an utterly compelling way. Gemma Malley is a really distinctive voice in the world of children’s books.

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