After fifteen years writing strategy for advertising agencies, Alex Hourston took a break to go back to university and her first love, books. In My House was published by Faber in 2015. Alex lives outside Brighton with her family. This is her second novel., After fifteen years writing strategy for advertising agencies, Alex Hourston took a break to go back to university and her first love, books. She completed a Masters in English and started a PhD, but put it aside when the idea for this novel surfaced. Alex lives outside Brighton with her family. She is working on her second novel, an exploration of infidelity and emotional inheritance.