I Like Many Types Of Music And

I'm Working On A Nonfiction Book On Nepal And A Novel About Diasporas.

The Importance And Influence Of Books On Me Has Been Cumulative: The Result Of Hearing And Reading Lots Of Stories About Interesting People And Places.

People Still Come Up To Me And Ask Whether I Am Louise Brown Or If They've Seen Me Somewhere Else Before.

I Can't Pick Out One Single Book That Had Such A Profound Personal Impact.

I Bought A Selection Of Short, Romantic Fiction Novels, Studied Them, Decided That I Had Found A Formula And Then Wrote A Book That I Figured Was The Perfect Story. Thank Goodness It Was Rejected.