I am the first one to go to university in my family. I am the first writer as well. My dad is a retired policeman, and my mom works for a glass-processing company. She is health-and-safety manager, and my stepfather is a plumber. I have four half siblings, one from my mom's marriage and three from my dad's marriage, so we are kind of scattered.
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People question what I thought of Oxford. Students used to talk about the 'Oxford bubble' because tSamantha Shannon:
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I always felt that sci-fi and fantasy were my thing. Bit of a geek, I'm afraid. But I like creating