Seeing Other People

Wise, witty and wonderful … a triumph! - Jenny Colgan on TURNING FORTY

Unique, funny and full of drama … Genius! - Closer on THE STAG AND HEN WEEKEND

Not just readable, fresh and witty, but sophisticated in execution … funny but also poignant. - Independen on Sunday on TURNING THIRTY

A funny and frank account of a hopeless romantic. - The Times on MY LEGENDARY GIRLFRIEND

Mike Gayle has carved a whole new niche out of the male confessional novel. - Evening Standard on WISH YOU WERE HERE

Wise, witty and with endearing characters, this is a feel-good-read with lots of laughs. - Woman on WISH YOU WERE HERE

MIKE GAYLE was born and raised in Birmingham. After graduating from Salford University with a degree in Sociology, he moved to London to pursue a career in journalism and worked as a features editor and agony uncle. He has written for a variety of publications including The Sunday Times, the Guardian and Cosmopolitan.

Mike became a full-time novelist in 1997 following the publication of his Sunday Times top ten bestseller My Legendary Girlfriend, which was hailed by the Independent as ‘full of belly laughs and painfully acute observations’, and by The Times as ‘a funny, frank account of a hopeless romantic’. Since then he has written eighteen novels, including The Man I Think I Know, selected as a World Book Night title, and Half A World Away, selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club. His books have been translated into more than thirty languages. In 2021, Mike was the recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Romantic Novelists’ Association.

He lives in Birmingham with his wife, kids and greyhound.