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I spent a lot of time researching dementia, read papers on the subject, and also found a lot of dementia diaries on the Internet which were a great help in getting an insight into the disease.

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Writing is the thing that pervades my whole day - I'm always wondering how I might describe something or improve my understanding. I'm constantly trying to remember an eavesdropped conversation or an idea for a story.

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Ann Radcliffe was an early influence; I devoured her books while I should have been studying for my GCSEs.

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I love writing dialogue - it's when I really lose myself in my work. I love reading it, too, when it's good and rings true.

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While I was writing 'Elizabeth Is Missing' and struggling with the intricacies of the plot, I told myself the next book would be really simple and linear, and I'd have it all worked out before I set down a single word.

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I've been surprised that 'Elizabeth is Missing' has been so well received as a crime book. I love mystery stories, and that is what I decided to write.

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If you work hard at something, you can forget everything else.

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With novels, you're representing things. You're not explaining.

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I like to go for walks on Wandsworth Common and feed the ducklings.

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I used to go to the gym with one of my best friends, and we seemed to have the same conversation over and over again. I was always saying, 'I'm still not pregnant, and I still haven't worked out what I'm writing,' and her answer to both was always, 'Just relax!'

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Novelist

Born: February 27th, 1985

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