I don't separate my books into historical novels and the rest. To me, they're all made-up worlds, and both kinds are borne out of curiosity, some investigation into the past.
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Nationality: Australian Type: Novelist Born: February 7, 1943 |
I got in the school band and the school choir. It all hit me like a ton of bricks, everything just came out. I played percussion for a while, and stayed after school forever just tinkering around with different things, the clarinets and the violins.
I could have a degree in music and come on the show, and Simon could still say 'You stink'.

