Gianna was born and raised in Kent but also spent considerable amount of her childhood in northern Italy, where the majority of her family live. She currently lives in Maidstone with her son, daughter and collection of pets.

She originally trained as a journalist but has spent the last twenty plus years working in communications roles for a number of public sector organisations. She is also one of the founders and organisers of Maidstone Literary Festival.

When not probing her children for book ideas, Gianna enjoys reading, cooking, gardening, art and design, photography, visiting interesting places and spending time with family and friends.