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Writing a book is not easy.

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Every brilliant book I read is an influence and an inspiration. As is every brilliant movie I watch and every brilliant box set.

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I must always, always have a box of Extra chewing gum in my bag because I have developed a terrible cheek-chewing compulsion. It's not only uncomfortable, but I look really weird when I'm doing it, and chewing gum is the only way I can stop myself.

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When I travel, I can leave everything at home apart from books. I curate my holiday reading rigorously and would be devastated if I found I'd left one at home.

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When I was a little girl, I was a real, drippy bookworm. But when I went into fashion, I stopped reading.

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It wasn't until I was 23 and got married to a guy who was really bookish that I got completely hooked on reading and writing again. He had so many paperbacks, I didn't have to buy a book for four and a half years.

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I knew I wasn't the sort of person who could do a full-time job and write in the evening and at weekends.

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Whenever I watch any kind of competition, my immediate reaction when they call out the name of the winner is to look at the loser.

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I changed my mind about being a famous pop star when I realised that it meant I'd never be able to get on the Tube again.

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A strange side effect of sudden success is the sense that if you can succeed in one field, then it might well be worth trying to succeed in another.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Author

Born: July 19th, 1968

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