My Memory Of My Home

I Have Been Luckier Than Anyone I Know Or Even Heard Of. I Had A Very Happy Childhood, A Good Education, I Enjoyed Working As A Teacher, Journalist And Author. I Have Loved A Wonderful Man For Over 33 Years, And I Believe He Loves Me, Too.

If I See Marian Keyes' Books Or Patricia Scanlan's Books Given More Prominence Than Mine In The Bookstore, I'll Move Mine To The Front. I've Told Them I Do This, And They've Confessed To Doing The Same Thing To Me.

You Say To Yourself: 'what Could People, In All These Countries, Find In My Books?' And Yet I Think We're All The Same, Anywhere. Everybody Is A Hero Or A Dramatic Person In Their Own Story If You Just Know Where To Look.

I Had A Very Happy Childhood, Which Is Unsuitable If You're Going To Be An Irish Writer.

When My Sister Joan Arrived, I Asked If I Could Swap Her For A Rabbit. When I Think What A Marvellous Friend She's Been, I'm So Glad My Parents Didn't Take Me At My Word.