Most Of The People Who Write To

I'm Always Represented As A Bit Of A Class Warrior - A Bit Down With Men And Down With Middle-class People. Whereas I'm Actually Very Fond Of Men And Am Middle-class. I Even Went To Boarding School In Perthshire.

I Always Wanted To Work At Take A Break Magazine, You Know, Just To Inject A Little Bit Of Politics Into Their Stories. I Applied For A Job There After I'd Done My Law Degree And Didn't Even Get An Interview. I Only Wrote Garnethill Because I Didn't Get That Job!

Most Of The People Who Write To Me Are Really Clever, Really Engaged. They Just Want To Say That They Have Read My Book And Liked It.

I Have Two Children. They Are More Fun Than Anything In The World, And It's More Immediate Fun Than The Hard Slog Of Writing.

I Just Got An Honorary Degree From Glasgow University, And I Had To Wear Around Very Painful Shoes So That I Didn't Laugh All The Way Through The Ceremony Because I Felt Like An Outlaw.