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When my children arrived.
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I consider myself quite a happy person. One of the most exciting times was when Sarah was born.
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At boarding school, I was unable to get the main part in Hamlet, so I put on a production of The Homecoming with my friends. The teachers came to see it and said they didn’t know I had it in me. It felt very good.
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When my son was born. Actually, probably a month after, when I got over the enormous responsibility of being a mum.
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In 1978, working in France for a year. It was my first time working abroad.
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