Chrissie manby biography of martin

About Me

I grew up in Gloucester, in the west of England, during the nineteen-seventies, with my wonderful parents Ann and Don, my sister Kate and a variety of pets including Ben the dog and Olivia Newton John the goldfish.I attended the High School For Girls, otherwise known as Denmark Road, in the city centre.I was always among the last to be picked for the netball team and knew all the best places to stop for a nice sit-down on the cross-country running route.Fortunately, I wasn’t quite so rubbish at English.

How I became a writer

Encouraged my by English teacher, Mrs. Pocock, I published my first short story in Just Seventeen when I was fourteen years old.The story was called ‘Whatever happened to the wonderful boy I fell in love with’ and I published it under the pseudonym ‘Carolyn Lane’ because it largely consisted of a transcript of an argument I’d had with my boyfriend.I bought a black denim jacket from C & A with the procee Chrissie manby biography of martin johnson!