I Can't Pick Out One Single Book

The Dancing Girls Of Lahore Was Offered To Dozens Of British Publishers And Was Turned Down By Everyone. It Is Still On Offer In The U.k., But I'm Not Confident There Will Be Any Takers.

When I Was A Child And Teenager I Read Whenever I Had The Opportunity, But Since Then I've Found It Hard To Read As Much As I'd Like, Children, Work, And Pets All Providing Powerful Incentives To Escape Into A Book And A Practical Reason Why I Rarely Do So.

Much Of My Reading Time Over The Last Decade And A Half Has Been Spent Reading Aloud To My Children. Those Children's Bedtime Rituals Of Supper, Bath, Stories, And Sleep Have Been A Staple Of My Life And Some Of The Best, Most Special Times I Can Remember.

Don't Write The Book You Think Publishers Want To Commission. Plenty Of Other Writers Will Be Doing The Same Thing.

I Like Many Types Of Music And Probably Too Many To Mention Here.