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The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 November 2025 source ↗
At 37 Crawford Road in Camberwell, London. My mother had separated from my father and we had nothing, but I remember roast potatoes, twopence in the gas meter and music. It was the only time in my life when I felt at home.
Right now. I think I was born in my early 30s and I am finally catching up to my age. It’s fine to be a bit like Frasier now, but it’s probably not ideal when you are 12.
On childhood family holidays in Mallorca, with my mum, dad and sister, Amanda.
Since my daughter Minty was born.
Hard-working, resilient, irritating.
To Kill a Mockingbird – I was meant to read it for an exam and I didn’t and I cheated. I was allowed to use a laptop to type my answers because I couldn’t see my writing, so I hid an electronic copy of the book on the laptop.
I’m judgmental.
Loud and noisy.
When I was losing my sight, I couldn’t see where I was going, and I went into an undertaker’s thinking it was a barber’s. I asked the undertaker whether he had many waiting.
Strictly. I went into it thinking I would last two weeks!
Herman Wouk, Roland Mouret, James Patterson, Bobbi Brown, Courtney Pine, Brenda Blethyn
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