My most recent book is called Pearls. It’s about three very different women – a recovering alcoholic-turned-meditation teacher, an ambitious magazine designer and a cleaner – whose lives converge when they each try to follow or resist fate. It’s set in both London, Brighton and Devon in the Eighties and the current day.

What genre is it?
It’s a comedy drama.

In the vein of?
If you like authors such as Sue Townsend and Mark Haddon, hopefully you’ll like my books too.

As it’s about women, I think Pearls will therefore mainly appeal to women. While the story covers some serious issues, such as self-belief and damaged relationships, there’s also an element of comedy that keeps it from getting too dark.

Tell us about these women.
Katherine is a young woman who is totally in control of her destiny. She’s focused on career goals and nothing will distract her.

Miriam’s life is a sea of tranquility, but for one thing: the damage her past behaviour has caused can’t be undone.

Meanwhile, Charlie, who takes a job cleaning Katherine’s flat, builds up a profile of her employer that couldn’t be more wrong.

All three women are on an emotional journey that forces them to face up to their pasts before they can move forward.

Have you written any other books that we should read next?
I’ve written two other books, Package Deal and Hot Property. Package Deal is a comedy about a group of British holidaymakers whose lives become entangled on a fortnight’s trip to the Greek island of Kefalonia.

Hot Property is a similar comedy about a group of British expats who are all chasing the sun, sea and sand dream on the Greek island of Crete. But their hopes of living an idyllic lifestyle are threatened by a ruthless but irresistible property dealer.

Tell us a bit about yourself.
I live in the fantastic coastal city of Brighton, UK, with my husband and two children and a very chunky cat called Ted. I work part-time as a copywriter, although writing and marketing my books is gobbling up more and more of my time these days.

Do you have a website where we can keep up with your work?
I have a blogsite: www.tashaharrison.com where every now and again I post some short rant about something or other. Or a dubious poem. Or an interview with another author.

What’s next?
I’m working on my next novel, Blown-Away Man, about an advertising executive who goes on a journey of self-discovery when a friend drops a bombshell on him at a school reunion.

I’m also working on a collection of humorous short stories for children called The Adventures of Fartina Gasratilova. I hope both will be ready for publication by the end of 2013 or soon after.