An Interrogation of – Lynne Garner
1: What’s the
daftest thing you’ve ever done? – Come on, admit it.
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| Lynne Garner and Tasha |
Travelling to
Uist and spending five nights searching for hedgehogs on the cliff tops armed
with just a torch and a couple of pillow cases. It was damn good fun though.
2: Is global
warming preferable to global cooling?
Oh don’t get me
started. People who know me know I’m seriously into my wildlife and the
environment (studied Environmental Geography at University – education speak
for conservation).
3: What do you
know about your great-grandparents?
Nan worked in
the local ammunitions factory during the war and the boss allowed the women to
have the large double doors open so they could keep an eye on the kids playing
in the street. Granddad served in the navy and when he returned home he would
sometimes bring home the ships old ropes and give them to my mum and her
sisters. They then had the best skipping rope in the street.
4 If you could
live in a book, which book would it be? – And who would you be?
Any of the
Terry Pratchett Discworld books – his universe sounds so much fun. Perhaps the landlady
of the pub Nanny Og frequented – you’d be sure of a good night.
5 Werewolves or
vampires?
Vampires as
long as my body became like those in the TV series and films. Who’d want to be
a vampire with a bad back?
6 Is it immoral
to spend £10,000 on a handbag?
Yes – spend
£100 on the bag then give the other £9,900 to a small local
charity. That much
money to a small charity would make a huge, huge difference and you’d be less
worried about losing your bag.
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| Anansi |
7 Would your 16
year old self like you?
I think she’d
like me but I’m pretty sure I’d not like her.
8 What’s the
worst birthday/Christmas present you ever received? (If you’re prepared to
tell.)
I’m not sure if
this counts but when I was a kid almost every Christmas I’d get the same
present from my mum and my two aunts (we used to say they’d used their witchy
powers). They never spoke to one another about what they were going to buy, so
my sister and I would end up with 3 pair of the same gloves or 3 similar purses
or 3 scarves etc. Most infuriating.
9 If you could
change one historical event, in any period, what would it be?
The discovery
of oil and what it could be used for (conservation head on again).
10 “I don't care if anyone reads my
books; I write for myself.” Is there anything wrong with this as a theory of
art?
It’s a good theory if you’re in a
position to cover your bills or don’t have bills to pay. Sadly I have bills so if
you want to support a ‘struggling’ author then follow this link, or this link
or even this link and download one of my books. (Oh no a blatant plug – oh well
you’ll get over it).
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