Mhairi was born in Scotland in 1976 and has been explaining how to pronounce her name ever since.She is based in Nottingham where she’s a freelance writer and sometime-blogger. She likes drinking wine, eating food and obtaining clothes; all the impressive hobbies. She lives with a man and a cat.

Praise for Here’s Looking At You:‘An absolute blinder of a read’ Sun‘A romantic and charming read guaranteed to deliver plenty of laugh-out-loud moments’ OK!‘Mhairi McFarlane’s characters shine with wit and insight’ Irish Times‘Sparkly writing, laugh out loud funny and a story that'll keep you enthralled. What's not to love?’ Jane FallonPraise for You Had Me at Hello:‘Very very witty and funny. Left me in awe … a total gem’ Marian Keyes‘The funniest, most romantic book I've read since One Day’ Lisa Jewell‘I loved this book. It made me laugh and reminded me that anything's possible in love – and in everything else for that matter’ Minnie Driver‘Mhairi is darkly funny and quite, quite rude … You Had Me at Hello is a breath of tart, Northern air’ Sarra Manning