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Leah Fleming

Leah Fleming

Leah Fleming was born in Lancashire and is married with three sons and a daughter. She writes from an old farmhouse in the Yorkshire Dales and an olive grove in Crete.

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. He/she who never made a mistake never made anything
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About Leah Fleming
  • What is your birthdate?:
    11/8
  • Previous occupations:
    teacher, market trader, cafe owner, stress management trainer, relationship counsellor
  • Favorite job:
    What I'm doing now.
  • High school and/or college:
    Grammar School in Bolton and Universities of Leeds and Leicester
  • Name of your favorite composer or music artist?:
    JS Bach, Elgar, Bernstein and Sting
  • Favorite movie:
    Fried Green Tomatoes At The Whistle Stop Cafe
  • Favorite television show:
    Dad's Army
Revealing Questions
Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
A. juggling family friends country living around writing day
Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. He/she who never made a mistake never made anything
Q. How would you describe perfect happiness?
A. Sitting in the sunshine with close friends and family at a table groaning with home made food, a bottle of good wine or six, children racing round, laughter, teasing, looking up  or down at a wonderful view until the stars come out.
Q. What’s your greatest fear?
A. Being buried alive.
Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?
A. Just where I am now only warmer.
Q. With whom in history do you most identify?
A. The pioneer women who crossed the Great Plains of USA and wrote diaries of their journey.
Q. Which living person do you most admire?
A. David Attenborough
Q. What are your most overused words or phrases?
A. I'll do it later...
Q. What do you regret most?
A. Too private to answer honestly
Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?
A. To do Sudoku and crosswords and mind games.
Q. What is your greatest achievement?
A. Bringing up four great kids with a loving partner and finding the place that smiles on us.
Q. What’s your greatest flaw?
A. Not a perfectionist by nature.
Q. What’s your best quality?
A. Determination to achieve a challenging goal.
Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be?
A. A psychic healer perhaps
Q. What trait is most noticeable about you?
A. Loyalty
Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero?
A. Lara in Dr Shivago.
Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain?
A. Bill Sykes
Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her?
A. Bonnie Prince Charlie. I'd ask him why  he stopped at Derby when he could've gone all the way to victory in the south...
Q. What is your biggest pet peeve?
A. Seeing parents smoking with young children
Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing?
A. Having time to potter about , lunch out with friends etc
Q. What’s your fantasy profession?
A. To be an operaticsoprano singer reaching top B
Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you?
A. generosity, trust and a sense of fun
Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be?
A. curries
Q. What are your 5 favorite songs?
A. The Skye Boat Song. There's a Place for us; from West Side Story.You sexy thing. Hot Chocolate. Glad That I Live Am I( hymn) Libera Me ( Verdi's Requiem)