Author: Kate Thompson

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My first book was an adult novel, 'Down Among the Gods,' published by Virago, and I've written poems as well, a slim volume of poetry.

My first book was an adult novel, 'Down Among the Gods,' published by Virago, and I've written poems as well, a slim volume of poetry.

- Kate Thompson

You know yourself, once you've had the excitement of riding thoroughbreds, it's not very interesting riding anything else. But I still love horses; I just don't have one any more.

You know yourself, once you've had the excitement of riding thoroughbreds, it's not very interesting riding anything else. But I still love horses; I just don't have one any more.

- Kate Thompson

Writers want publicity all the time, and they are always nagging their agents and publishers to give them more publicity, but, when you get it, it's kind of soul-destroying.

Writers want publicity all the time, and they are always nagging their agents and publishers to give them more publicity, but, when you get it, it's kind of soul-destroying.

- Kate Thompson

My mum wouldn't have had any time for fantasy stuff; she's more practical.

My mum wouldn't have had any time for fantasy stuff; she's more practical.

- Kate Thompson

I always had an awful lot going on in my head, always telling myself stories, very vivid imagination.

I always had an awful lot going on in my head, always telling myself stories, very vivid imagination.

- Kate Thompson

I wasn't that bothered with school; I was too mad into horses. But I liked reading and was good enough at English and always liked music.

I wasn't that bothered with school; I was too mad into horses. But I liked reading and was good enough at English and always liked music.

- Kate Thompson

I've always felt a bit hard done by in England - you know, I've won the Bisto three times in Ireland, but it has felt like nobody has even heard of me in my home country.

I've always felt a bit hard done by in England - you know, I've won the Bisto three times in Ireland, but it has felt like nobody has even heard of me in my home country.

- Kate Thompson

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