‘A novelist with the ability to cut through the hype and reveal the dark heart of everyday life’ Independent

Gavin James Bower was born and grew up in Lancashire.

He graduated with a degree in History from the University of Sheffield, before modelling in Paris and later working as an editor and publisher in London.

The author of two novels (Dazed & Aroused and Made in Britain) and one non-fiction title (Claude Cahun: The Soldier with No Name), his journalism has featured in the Guardian, the Independent and Independent on Sunday, the Sunday Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Esquire and BBC Radio 5 Live.

He joined EASTENDERS in 2014, writing five episodes.

He now lives in Somerset.