![]() Interviews, television spots, and magazine articles followed. Heinemann and Pan, prestigious publishers, eagerly fell on the book and when it was published it won the famous Times Information Book Award. At the age of 15 he decided he'd write an information book about collecting. Richie, her elder son, had always been nuts about natural history and had a huge collection of animal skulls. Her switch into writing came about in a peculiar way. She loved teaching in Sussex but after 12 years she became frustrated and dissatisfied with new rules and regulations, which she felt turned her into a drudge. During her degree course she met her present husband, a kind, thoughtful, attentive man who is her friend and soul mate. From being rendered nervous, uncertain, and cabbagelike by her dominating ex-husband, she soon became confident and outgoing again. A new life opened up with an offer of a teacher training place. She ran an all-day playgroup and was a seaside landlady at the same time, catering for up to 11 people - bed, breakfast, and evening meal.įinally she realised that she and her husband were incompatible! Divorce lifted a weight from her shoulders. Married at 21, she had a son by the age of 22 and another three years later. Sara won a rare scholarship to a public school, but university would have stretched the budget too far, so she left school at 16 and took a secretarial course. From him she learned that working hard brought many rewards, especially self-respect. ![]() ![]() Sara's father was one of four fostered children and never knew his parents, hence his joy with his own family.īirthday parties were sensational - her father would perform brilliantly as a Chinese magician or a clown or invent hilarious games and treasure hunts. Her parents were desperately poor but their devotion to family life gave her a feeling of great security. Sara has wonderful memories of her childhood.
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