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Jean Ure

ACHUKA Authorfile #46

for the full ACHUKA interview April 2001, click here
for a complete list of books by Jean Ure, click here

My hair colour: Brown
My eye colour: Green
My star sign: Capricorn
My shoe size: 6
My favourite book when child: Little Women, I Capture The Castle, Catcher In The Rye, Winnie-the-Pooh (how can I pick just one?)
My favourite fictional character: William Brown
Books that inspired me to become a writer/illustrator: All the above!
My favourite author: Jane Austen
My ideal reading position: Lying in the bath
My usual means of marking a place in a book: Persephone Books bookmark
My favourite time of year: Spring
My favourite time of day: 6pm and dry Martini!
My best time for working: 10 through till 4
The first piece of work I was paid for was: 1st book: Dance For Two
My favourite TV show: No TV, but huge Trekkie fan, watched on video
My favourite song: En Sourdine (Faure)
My favourite actor: Robert deNiro
The creature comfort I would most unwillingly relinquish: Bed
My favourite sweet food: Illicit fudge (made by Adele Geras)
My favourite savory food: Avocado pear
My typical bedtime is: 10:30
My favourite year of childhood: Who knows?
My mousemat design: Don't have one
The tidiest place in my home is: Bathroom
The untidiest place in my home is: Study
The working tool I could junk: Computer!