Kate Adie

I have no time for the endless nostalgia: 'Oh gosh I used to . . . ' Life is too short; I don't have any time for sitting and saying I miss things. What's the point? Go and do something else.

I sailed through my childhood with a complete lack of any drama.

I wrote in the book very specifically what I wanted to write about, period, and left it at.

As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short.

I am a big one for subtlety and empathy. My dad was softly spoken and didn't carry his honours and accomplishments for everyone to see.