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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Donna Ferguson

Charlie and Lola author Lauren Child: ‘My greatest achievement is adopting my daughter’

Lauren Child working at home
‘People think I write for children. I don’t. I write for myself’: Lauren Child in her haven at home. Photograph: Mike Lawn/Shutterstock

I’ve learned about life that sometimes things go badly wrong. But these same things can bring opportunity, and suddenly you can find your life turning in a more interesting direction. It’s useful to remember.

I grew up in rural Wiltshire and spent a lot of time outside, inside my own head. There’s something about being outside that allows me to think and dream. The absolute worst thing for me is to get stuck at my desk.

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