1. Who or what always puts a smile on your face?
My old photo albums – the clothes and hairstyles are
hilarious, (the scary thing is I actually thought I looked
‘cool’!)
2. What are you reading at the moment?
I’m currently reading: Donna Tartt’s The
Little Friend, DBC Pierre’s Vernon God Little
and Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in
the Night-time - all completely different and equally
brilliant.
3. Which author do you most admire?
I love reading books by authors that make me stand back in
awe because the writing is so poetic. Four Letters of Love
by Niall Williams is one of my favourite books, as is The
God of Small things by Arundhati Roy and An Evil
Cradling by Brian Keenan. All three authors write like
poets.
4. What's your earliest memory?
Being lumbered with my sister’s First Holy Communion
dress. It was short, which was fine when she made her
Communion, but by the time I made mine – the maxi was
in. I was the only girl in the class wearing a short dress
and I wasn’t happy about it.
5. What is your greatest fear?
Writer’s block
6. How would you like to be remembered?
Fondly
7. Have you even done something you've really regretted?
I grew up
8. How do you spoil yourself?
Chocolate, a blazing fire and an old Bette Davis movie.
9. What's your favourite word/book?
Can I have a phrase? ‘It’s never too late’
10. Who do you turn to in a crisis?
My husband
11. What makes you angry?
Call centers turn me into a monster. Also I think that
anyone who has Greensleeves as their call-waiting music
should be put away for life.
12. Have you ever had any other jobs apart from writing?
I worked in marketing for four years and then as a
journalist for six years in London which was great fun as I
got to travel the world on expenses!
13. Are you in love?
Yes
14. What's your worst vice?
Watching Oprah when I should be writing
15. What are you proudest of?
My son
16. Where do you write?
In the spare room at home
17. Where's your favourite city?
Paris. I lived there for a year and adored it.
18. When was the last time you cried?
I practically had to be medicated when Sex and the City
ended.
19. One wish; what would it be?
That fake tan was permanent
20. Did you enjoy school?
I didn’t dislike it, but I went to a very strict
convent school, so I couldn’t wait to get out of the
place and experience life and all it had to offer…
