Bernadine Evaristo
English author and academic
When I met my husband, David, in 2006, on Dating Direct.
When were you happiest?
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Last time I was on the dance floor – in Manchester a few weeks ago.
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On stage – the Old Vic in 1981 and Glastonbury last year.
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Chasing after fire engines as a child with my dad and watching neighbours' houses burn to the ground.
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