I don't think I'm a big crier in normal life. However my partner often refers to a 'tear quota' that I need to fill and and if I don’t, then I have a massive bawl to get it out of my system. Well, these books may have been read after a couple of dry months because they all had the tears streaming down my cheeks. I made the mistake of reading Seven Little Australians in public and I think it was the first time I've cried in public. The ending took me by surprise and well, no f

Do you remember what your favourite book in childhood was? Apparently I don’t. According to my father my favourite book as a child was ‘Peter Pan’. Embarrassingly I don’t remember ever even having read it! However I was then reminded of my mother reading me the book endlessly because I loved Wendy (and as memories return, the Mermaids as well). She also read on endless repeat, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, Very Hungry Caterpillar and I think Dear Zoo may have haunted her nightm