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Penguin: Who or what always puts a smile on your face?
Lesley: My dogs and my grandson.
Penguin: What are you reading at the moment?
Lesley: Poisoned Lives by Katherine Watson.
Penguin: Which author do you most admire?
Lesley: Charles Dickens.
Penguin: What's your earliest memory?
Lesley: My father building a car out of sand at Tenby. He said I couldn't possibly remember as I was only 2 and a half, but I do.
Penguin: What is your greatest fear?
Lesley: Debt.
Penguin: How would you like to be remembered?
Lesley: As being warm and funny.
Penguin: Have you even done something you've really regretted?
Lesley: Lots of times, usually to men.
Penguin: How do you spoil yourself?
Lesley: Perfume and glamorous undies.
Penguin: What's your favourite word/book?
Lesley: Yes is my favourite word. Book? Of all time, Gone with the Wind, but there are others I love for different reasons. The Prophet by Kahil Gibran. Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons.
Penguin: Who do you turn to in a crisis?
Lesley: My girlfriend Jo Prosser who I've known for 40 years.
Penguin: What makes you angry?
Lesley: Lack of loyalty.
Penguin: Have you ever had any other jobs apart from writing?
Lesley: Too many to mention. We're talking about a serial jobsmith here.
Penguin: Are you in love?
Lesley: Only with my dogs at present. Oh and my garden.
Penguin: What's your worst vice?
Lesley: Talking too much.
Penguin: What are you proudest of?
Lesley: My three daughters.
Penguin: Where do you write?
Lesley: In my office. And in my head while I'm walking the dogs or gardening.
Penguin: Where's your favourite city?
Lesley: Bristol. I fell in love with it over 30 years ago and I'm still in love.
Penguin: When was the last time you cried?
Lesley: Ten minutes ago watching baby Billy's funeral on Coronation Street.
Penguin: One wish; what would it be?
Lesley: That my girls would fall in love and stay happily with him forever.
Penguin: Did you enjoy school?
Lesley: Mostly but I was always in trouble. I didn't learn much, but it was better than home.
Penguin: What do you believe in most?
Lesley: The power of love. |
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