Usually When I'm Trying To Establish Character,

Novelisation Doesn't Imply The Truth. Readers Are Sophisticated Enough To Know That.

We Don't Really Go In For Big Family Dinners, But Scottish People Are Famously Confrontational. It's A Cultural Thing, So Maybe We Don't Need To Have Them To Clear The Air. Also, Traditional Family Food Isn't As Nice Here So There's No Payoff For Traveling Hundreds Of Miles.

My Upbringing Was Middle-class But My Parents' Families Were Both Working-class So I Had This Odd Combination Of Working-class Background But In A Privileged Position.

I Grew Up In London Under Thatcher And That Really Was Disgusting. A Feeding Frenzy.

I Came From This Very Traditional Background And I Benefited Hugely From Feminism. I Felt Privileged Going To University And Doing A Phd. Most People Of My Background Don't Get To Do That.