I come from a family of teachers. Both my parents taught at Barnsley Girls' High School, which meant from an early age I was immersed in stories of school life: the scandals, the fights, the rivalries of any small community. My mother-who took no pregnancy leave when I was born, conveniently giving birth to me on a Friday morning and returning to work on Monday-would leave my grandmother to babysit, and to bring me into school at lunchtimes to be fed during her lunch hour.
Joanne Harris on how her career as a teacher shaped her career as a writer ‹ CrimeReads
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