Despotism isn't nearly as bad as it's cracked up to be.

Success, in whatever form it takes, is a tricky thing - once you've achieved your goal, then what? Where do you aim?

I spent my entire childhood living abroad because of my father's occupation, so we were on long-haul flights all the time.

I dont understand boys - just ask my husband.

Does everyone turn into a truculent thirteen-year-old when they go home, or is it just me?

With a diplomat father, for whom foreign postings were a fact of life, my siblings and I were expected to attend boarding schools in Britain.

When not eating, I like shopping; although I'm afraid I've become a bit of a cliche.