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Inspired by travelling
Abi describes her early life and how her travels have found their way into her writing
  1. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  2. Simon Cowell
    00:38
    Simon Cowell
  3. Raj
    01:15
    Raj
  4. Characters
    02:09
    Characters
  5. Finishing feelings
    01:20
    Finishing feelings
  6. School dinners
    00:54
    School dinners
  7. Thames
    01:04
    Thames
  8. Favourite book
    02:25
    Favourite book
  9. Next book
    01:00
    Next book
  10. Favourite author
    01:17
    Favourite author
  11. Gangsta Granny
    12:25
    Gangsta Granny
  12. Readers and writers
    06:47
    Readers and writers
  13. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  14. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  15. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  16. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  17. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  18. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  19. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  20. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  21. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  22. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
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