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The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Annette Hart (view source)
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* '''BB: Does reading play a big part in your life? What do you like reading most and which books inspired you? '''
AH: I love reading. I had trouble learning to read and had to have extra lessons at about the age of seven. Once I got going, though, - partly due to my mum’s copies of some Famous Five books - I didn’t stop, eventually reading literature at university. I love reading in lots of different genres: fantasy, historical fiction, thrillers, romance, and classics. I admit that much of my inspiration comes from childhood favourites: Susan Cooper’s The Dark is Rising series, Alan Garner’s The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, C S Lewis’ [[The Chronicles of Narnia by C S Lewis|Narnia stories]], Roger Lancelyn Greene’s retellings of myths and legends, and J R R Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. I have always loved myths and legends and was fortunate enough to indulge this at university by reading lots of medieval King Arthur stories.
* '''BB: I remember those Famous Five books well! Do you still have any of your books from when you were a child? Which three books would you recommend that every child should read?'''