I was a threat to a lot of women and to a lot of men. The women cannot forgive me if I remain single and also have a family. But I have a family as well and am raising them. A lot of women only stay in their marriages because of the children so seeing me on my own annoys them.

Black women all over the world should re-unite and re-examine the way history has portrayed us.

The first book I wrote was The Bride Price which was a romantic book, but my husband burnt the book when he saw it. I was the typical African woman, I'd done this privately, I wanted him to look at it, approve it and he said he wouldn't read it.

I came to England in 1962 as a very young bride, in my teens, hoping just to stay two years and go back.

I believe it is important to speak to your readers in person... to enable people to have a whole picture of me; I have to both write and speak. I view my role as writer and also as oral communicator.

As soon as I finish a book, I sell the paperback rights to different publishers and that's where I recoup my money.

I'm not just a feminist - I'm a feminist plus.