i expect there'll be a movie in due course; wonder who'll play the wolf?!</i>
No plans to move away for £3m Wolf author.
Sep 8 2004
Ben Clover, Wimbledon Post
AN AUTHOR who earned a record £3million advance for her first book says she loves Wimbledon and has no plans to move away.
Michelle Paver stunned the literary world last week when details of the deal for her book Wolf Brother were revealed.
It is the biggest ever advance for a debut children's novel. She wrote it 22 years ago while at university and only received the huge payout after she decided to rewrite it.
Michelle, 44, who was born in Malawi, came to the area when she was eight and now lives near the centre of Wimbledon. Her mother, Odette, also lives in the borough.
The book is about a boy growing up in the Stone Age with a wolf as his best friend.
Research took her to Finland, Lapland and Greenland where she endured harsh conditions, carrying her tent on horseback and at one time eating whale blubber.
She told The Post she fully intends to stay in Wimbledon. "I have a little house and garden and I love it. I have been walking the dogs on Cannizaro Park since I came here," she said.
(You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)"I've spent a long time in Wimbledon library -
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(You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)Wolf Brother went on sale last week and is published by Orion.
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