It was the Victorians who covered the piano legs and drew a heavy curtain over what a lady got up to in… — Laurie Graham Covered Copy Share Image
In grief, after even the happiest of relationships, we go over things again and again. — Laurie Graham After Copy Share Image
Childhood doesn't have to be perfect, and children don't have to be beautiful. From a bit of grit may grow a pearl,… — Laurie Graham Beautiful Copy Share Image
Characters develop as the book progresses, but any that start to bore me end up in the wastepaper basket. In real life,… — Laurie Graham Any Copy Share Image
As well as writing novels and doing short-order journalism, I am also the full-time carer of my husband, who has Alzheimer's. Each… — Laurie Graham Also Copy Share Image
The thing about praising beauty is that good looks are an unforgiving task- master, a Forth Bridge of a maintenance job. The… — Laurie Graham About Copy Share Image
I'm married to an American, so I guess that has changed my perspective on the subjects I can write about. — Laurie Graham About Copy Share Image
Personally, my interest in social history ends around 1959, by which time I was an adolescent. I've always attributed this to my… — Laurie Graham Adolescent Copy Share Image
My go-to author for knowing it all is Evelyn Waugh. 'A Handful of Dust' is as perfect as a book can get. — Laurie Graham Author Copy Share Image
I'd like to see my grandchildren climb trees, not stand under them. I'd like to see them learn to make bread and… — Laurie Graham Bread Copy Share Image
My parents never told me I was beautiful, and for one very good reason. I wasn't. When your child is a tubby,… — Laurie Graham Beautiful Copy Share Image
None of us wants to be reminded that dementia is random, relentless, and frighteningly common. — Laurie Graham Common Copy Share Image
Even professional, paid carers aren't always models of saintly behaviour - and they know they can knock off at the end of… — Laurie Graham Always Copy Share Image
Not so very long ago, certainly well into the Thirties, a lady companion was a normal feature of life for widows or… — Laurie Graham Certainly Copy Share Image
I think my mother was baffled by me. We were polar opposites. She was shy and retiring. I was over-fond of the… — Laurie Graham Baffled Copy Share Image
I was fascinated by the culture clash between England and America in the 1950s. My first memories are of being a girl… — Laurie Graham America Copy Share Image
Sundown is often the worst time of day for people with dementia. They can become restless and difficult. — Laurie Graham Become Copy Share Image
Times may have changed, but there are some things that are always with us - loneliness is one of them. — Laurie Graham Always Copy Share Image
My mother was a fastidious and orderly homemaker. I was the messy but creative type. I picture her following behind me through… — Laurie Graham Air Copy Share Image
In the Seventies, my children played in the street, read politically incorrect stories, ate home-cooked food and occasional junk and, yes, were… — Laurie Graham Ate Copy Share Image
My early novels were very understated and English. Fourteen years ago, I met and married my American husband, and as I learned… — Laurie Graham About Copy Share Image
I'm thankful my parents obliged me to live with the unvarnished truth: I might not have been a looker, but I was… — Laurie Graham Been Copy Share Image
I have but one rule at my table. You may leave your cabbage, but you'll sit still and behave until I've eaten… — Laurie Graham Behave Copy Share Image
The terror dementia sufferers must feel is unimaginable, but the techniques they use to hide their difficulties - the ducking and diving… — Laurie Graham Dementia Copy Share Image
