I grew up in a house where walls were behind all the books; My first job was as a librarian in 1989; I cannot go past a second hand bookshop without a quick look and I very very rarely can make it out the door without an addition; My child has always had more books than weeks she's been alive... Only natural that I'd end up here.

I live in Coventry with husband, child, and dog, and several giant African land snails. I work in a local school trying to be clever with physics equipment (and more often: not being as clever making things out of tin foil and glue.

I like to grow lots of lovely vegetables in my back yard although they all grow very small apart from rampant lettuces (which my pet giant snails turn their little horns up at).
I spend time in Huddersfield and Oxford when the car is working!