Never Give Up. And Most Importantly, Be

I Bought A Selection Of Short, Romantic Fiction Novels, Studied Them, Decided That I Had Found A Formula And Then Wrote A Book That I Figured Was The Perfect Story. Thank Goodness It Was Rejected.

The Dancing Girls Of Lahore Was Offered To Dozens Of British Publishers And Was Turned Down By Everyone. It Is Still On Offer In The U.k., But I'm Not Confident There Will Be Any Takers.

Much Of My Reading Time Over The Last Decade And A Half Has Been Spent Reading Aloud To My Children. Those Children's Bedtime Rituals Of Supper, Bath, Stories, And Sleep Have Been A Staple Of My Life And Some Of The Best, Most Special Times I Can Remember.

Every Year I Teach Dozens Of Students At The University Of Birmingham. Most Of The Students On The Gender And Sexuality Courses Are Women. I Guess This Is Because The Boys Don't Think That Gender Applies To Them: That It's A Subject For Girls.

Reading Is My Greatest Luxury.