I Love Hearing Details Of Writers' Craft,

King Charles Ii Liked Women's Company And Well As Making Love To Them.

As The Dauphine Stepped Out Of Her Carriage On To The Ceremonial Carpet That Had Been Laid Down, It Was The Duc De Choiseul Who Was Given The Privilege Of The First Salute. Presented With The Duc By Prince Starhemberg, Marie Antoinette Exclaimed: 'i Shall Never Forget That You Are Responsible For My Happiness!

I Think There's A Tremendous Split Between People Who've Been Through A War And People Who Haven't.

My Advantage As A Woman And A Human Being Has Been In Having A Mother Who Believed Strongly In Women's Education. She Was An Early Undergraduate At Oxford, And Her Own Mother Was A Doctor.

The Concentration In My Book On Marie Antoinette's Childhood And On Her Family Influences. It Is Surprising How Some Books Actually Start With Her Arrival In France!