1956 – born Boston, USA
1957 – start of normal suburban childhood
1958 – read Dr Seuss and Maurice Sendak
1959 – censured for using only black crayon in nursery
1966 – read Black Stallion, A Wrinkle in Time, The Good Master
1971 – read Dostoevsky, Hemingway, Judith Krantz
1974 – entered Harvard University
1977 – moved to London
1980 – moved to NYC
1980 – first publishing job
1984 – read Virago books
1986 – first NYC advertising job
1988 – Deputy Press Secretary NY State democrats
1989 – returned to London (still there)
1990 – first London advertising job
1992 – fired from first London advertising job
1992 – second London advertising job
1993 – fired from second London advertising job
1994 – third London advertising job
1995 – read Isabella Bird, Wilfred Thesiger, Maurice Herzog
1996 – fired from third London advertising job
1996 – fourth London advertising job
1997 – fired from fourth London advertising job
1998 – last advertising job
2003 – wrote How I Live Now and Meet Wild Boars
2003 – resigned permanently from advertising
2004 – wrote Just In Case
2005 – wrote Wild Boars Cook and Jumpy Jack and Googily
2006 – wrote What I Was, publication date 08-07
2007 – began new novel, working title Pegasus; Guardian blog
2008 – spring, publication of Jumpy Jack and Googily and Wild Boars Cook took up horse riding after 35 year hiatus.
2009 – The Bride’s Farewell published.
2010 – Not much has happened so far. But Vamoose! will be published by Puffin. Just an ordinary story of an ordinary mum and her moose baby.
