Born in the UK, Matthew Harrison is a researcher based in Hong Kong. After studying English at Oxford University Matthew had a brief spell as an English teacher in Germany, and returned to London intending to stay there. But then he met his wife-to-be and they decided to go to Hong Kong. Intending to stay in Hong Kong for two years, Matthew has now stayed twenty. He and his wife have two children.

Matthew’s writing focuses on Hong Kong life. Urban life, office politics, and cross-cultural romance are the staple themes of his stories, in which tragedy and comedy are never too far apart.

Jessica's Choice is a novel about delusion and self-knowledge. A young woman, seeking to lose herself in pursuit of a mission, is forced to make a choice and through choosing know herself again.

Unlucky in love, Jessica Wong has returned to Hong Kong to convert the territory's corporates to social responsibility. Yet the corporates prove resistant to her message. And Jessica becomes entangled with divorcee Errol and her mother's friend Nathan. Enigmatic Mainland analyst Liu Rong seems to offer Jessica a way out.

But in the complex crowded Hong Kong of 2002, all is not what it seems. SARS and national security legislation under Article 23 cast their shadow. And despite help from Jessica's down-to-earth assistant Mandy and mentor Shu-li, misunderstandings mount into crisis. Then Jessica must make her choice.