My mother was born on February 8, 1944, in Lucknow, India. Her father, Albert, was half-Indian and half-Portuguese. Lisa Jewell Read Quote
My mother’s childhood was complex, disjointed, and disturbing. As children, we would gather round and ask her to tell us again and again The Story of Her Childhood. It was Grimmsian, Andersenesque: a classic fairy tale replete with goodies and baddies. Lisa Jewell Read Quote
Whenever I watch any kind of competition, my immediate reaction when they call out the name of the winner is to look at the loser. Lisa Jewell Read Quote
I knew I wasn’t the sort of person who could do a full-time job and write in the evening and at weekends. Lisa Jewell Read Quote
It wasn’t until I was 23 and got married to a guy who was really bookish that I got completely hooked on reading and writing again. He had so many paperbacks, I didn’t have to buy a book for four and a half years. Lisa Jewell Read Quote
When I was a little girl, I was a real, drippy bookworm. But when I went into fashion, I stopped reading. Lisa Jewell Read Quote
Every brilliant book I read is an influence and an inspiration. As is every brilliant movie I watch and every brilliant box set. Lisa Jewell Read Quote
If you can start and finish a book, then you’re already a million miles ahead of all those people who talk about wanting to write a book. Lisa Jewell Read Quote
