Often, The Stories Are Very Much Like

For My Mother, Having A Family Was The Most Important Thing In Her Life. In The Second World War, It Was A Challenge - Surviving Physically And Mentally And Finding Somebody Who You Loved And Who Was Willing To Be With You.

I Think That Becoming A Parent Kind Of Made Me Try To Be More Responsible. And It Made Me Much More Stressful.

I Was Born At Six Months, And I Weighed 900 Grams [less Than Two Pounds]. I Have A Very Heroic Birth Story.

Writing Is A Way Of Living Other Lives. It Is A Way Of Expanding Your Life. It's Not Actually Living A Different Life, It Just Means That You're Hungry For Life. There Are So Many Things You Want To Do.

My First And Biggest Love Was Always Fiction Writing. But It Is A Very Lonely Pastime.