![]() ![]() I walk there a lot, it’s a wonderful place for thinking about my stories, or just relaxing and enjoying the peacefulness. ![]() I live in North West London and our nearest green space is Hampstead cemetery. Writing as Jan Page, my teen novel ‘Juggling Lessons’ partly takes place there and YA book, ‘Selina Penaluna’ is set in the area during the second world war. ![]() My first psychological thriller, ‘Lie to Me’ reaches its climax in Cornwall. It’s no wonder that Cornwall keeps cropping up in my books. As a family, we have been going back there ever since and it’s our favourite place in the world. I have holidayed in Cornwall since the age of three, when my parents first took me to the coastal village of Trevone, near Padstow. It can be hard to think of the right name for a character – sometimes one will just hit me and I’ll know it’s suitable right away, but if I’m not sure I just look at my list of ancestors and pick one. ![]() I have done a lot of research into my family history and often use the surnames of my ancestors for characters in my novels. I use my ancestors’ names for my characters I thought I was a Londoner, through and through… I’ve never had an impulse to learn to play the bagpipes, but maybe I should give it a go – the skill might be in my genes. I had my mitochondrial DNA tested and discovered that my maternal line can ultimately be traced to the west coast of Scotland – 30,000 years ago. ![]()
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