Gillian was born in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, and immigrated to Australia in 1986. She has also lived in the Middle East and Europe. She is a psychologist by profession. Gillian now lives in Far North Queensland. She has four adultchildren and lives with her partner near Millaa Millaa, on a farm that borders the World Heritage Wet TropicsRainforest. This is where she divides her time between her passion for writing, and her responsibility as CEO for an Atherton Tableland's Charity.