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
I speak pretty fluent American, though I do so with a strong British accent, and I love America: The scale and the… — Laurie Graham Accent 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
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
Caring burns a lot of fuel - psychological and physical, too, if any lifting is involved. The energy tank is soon emptied,… — Laurie Graham Any 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
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
I almost always use first person voice in my novels. It has its limitations, but it gives a sense of immediacy that's… — Laurie Graham Almost 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
I've been lucky enough to travel widely. When you're based in Europe, it's very easy to go to Madrid or Budapest for… — Laurie Graham Also Copy Share Image
I love working fictional characters into a piece of history. It plays to my strengths, which are characterization and dialogue, and assists… — Laurie Graham Admitted Copy Share Image
There is something very easy about women's friendships that you don't see as often with men. We all know examples of this,… — Laurie Graham About Copy Share Image
