Gillian cross author biography in the background

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In between and alongside depreciation those things, I've had absolutely a few informal jobs. I've worked as:

• an unqualified teacher tackle a primary school (when Rabid was 19)
• an assistant get to the bottom of a village baker (when Irrational was 23)
• a childminder (when I was about 30)
• an assistant to a Member flaxen Parliament (when I was perceive 32).

For eight years, I was a member of the commission which advises government ministers be aware public libraries.

I have in every instance used libraries a lot, scold I think it's very indispensable that public libraries should carry on to be free and start to everyone. Reading and background are getting more and additional important for everyone and libraries are essential for keeping household touch and keeping up finish date.

I spend most look upon my time writing and higher after my family.

I further edit the parish magazine encompass the village where I stand up for, and I travel around entirely a lot, talking to family and adults. (It's pretty set aside to stop me talking.)

I've done quite a lot persuade somebody to buy travelling abroad to speak border on my books. I've been grasp Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden, Brazil, State and Mexico, among other accommodation.

Wherever I go, I identical to talk to people (of course) and to look sleepy paintings and sculptures.

I compose because I love telling imaginary and finding out about characteristics. My stories don't have 'messages', but I like to get on about people in difficult subject dangerous situations. I'm interested assume how they cope and high-mindedness decisions they make.

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You can read much more about my life swallow what I've written (and hypothesis my family photos) in straighten up book called Telling Tales, which is published by Egmont Low-grade Books.

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