Jane Fallon

I remember watching a 'Big Brother' contestant saying that she wanted to be a footballer's wife. I thought, 'What is the world coming to?'

I am too much of a worrier. I'm the person who thinks about calling round all the hospitals when someone is five minutes later than they said they would be.

When I left university with a history degree, I had no idea what I wanted to do, and I was terrified of accidentally ending up in the wrong career.

My dad used to cut out newspaper ads and post them to me in the hope I'd get a proper job.

It's a difficult world, and you shouldn't have kids unless you really want them.

I've never regretted not having kids.

I like being on my own. I'm very happy in my own company.

Whenever I'm out, I have a bit of a yearning to be in my house, to be able to shut the door on the world.

Any situation where I feel like people are looking at me and I've got to speak is the kind of thing I have nightmares about.

After my eye test, I was told I was showing symptoms of glaucoma. I realised - but only in retrospect - that pains in my eyes and the feeling of pressure that I had been experiencing must have been because of that. I'd assumed they were symptoms of migraines.

One reviewer dubbed my first book, 'Getting Rid of Matthew,' 'chick noir,' and another called it 'anti chick lit,' both of which I loved.

My hair is frizzy, so I'm constantly smoothing it down.