I put my career in second place throughout both my marriages and it suffered. I don't regret it. You make choices. If you want a good marriage, you must pay attention to that. If you want to be independent, go ahead. You can't have it all.
In all my novels, I deal with the many problems and prejudices which exist for Black people in Britain today.
The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else.