don’t mistake a new place for a new you.

My books have been translated into various languages and sold in other countries, but I never have any contact with the foreign publishers and am so disconnected from that process that it seems almost imaginary. With 'How to Save a Life', I worked closely with Usborne editors and have been involved in the publicity.

Because love, love is never finished. It circles and circles, the memories out of order and not always complete.

he's a story i want to know from page one

My first published book, Story of a Girl, was the fourth book I wrote.

It's just so out of control. Life, I mean. The way it flies off in all these different directions without your permission.

I was a 'learn by doing' writer - I never took any formal writing classes. So it took a long time to figure things out and find my voice.