Christine Pillainayagam

Christine Pillainayagam is a writer and retail strategist, who lives in Kent with her young family and a collection of records, CD’s and minidiscs (remember those?) that she refuses to be parted from; despite being aware what decade she lives in. A mild obsession with The Beatles and the desire to write a story that reflected her own experiences growing up as a first-generation immigrant, led her to put that love of music and words into a book, resulting in Ellie Pillai Is Brown, her debut young adult novel, which was published by Faber & Faber Children’s. The follow-up is entitled Ellie Pillai is (Almost) in Love, and the third and final novel in the series in 2024, Ellie Pillai is not Done Yet. Christine is also a singer and songwriter, and writes a blog: thelittlebrownbook.co.uk – a diary of style moments and mid-life epiphanies, firmly rooted in her experience as a brown woman.

Represented by Thérèse Coen.