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I read so much about men who aren't what they seem, and particularly stories written by women who found out their husbands had a slew of secrets they knew nothing about.

~Jane Green

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Sadly, I don't think books ever sell based on your name alone - the minute we make an assumption like that is the minute it all goes horribly wrong!

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I do know that I have always been one of life's observers, always standing slightly on the outside, watching.

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Taking a risk is always frightening, but I gave myself a set period of time and had enough money to see me through. I operated from the belief that things would be okay, that if I wasn't successful I would find myself a job, but either way, I would be fine.

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I have long been fascinated by our inclination to assume others we meet have the same moral code, similar values, and yet we can never be sure.

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By the time I sat down to write 'Family Pictures,' I hadn't written anything in almost two years, and writing, I have discovered, is a muscle: if it isn't exercised, it will atrophy.

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Twice a year, I take myself off to a self-imposed 'writer's retreat', staying at a small inn or on a friend's farm, where I am all alone and do nothing other than write.

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A friend of mine suddenly announced she had written a novel and got a publishing deal; I thought, 'Hang on... if she can do it, I can bloody well do it, too.' That novel went to a bidding war, and went on to be a huge best-seller.

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I wanted to write stories I wanted to read, that I and my friends related to.

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I have a gorgeous office at home but tend not to write there because there are so many distractions.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Author

Born: May 31st, 1968

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