Nicola Monaghan
Nicola Monaghan
Nicola Monaghan is an English novelist and author of The Killing Jar, Starfishing and The Okinawa Dragon...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
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Having travelled and lived and worked in many different places, I was keen to come back and settle in Nottingham, partly because my family are here, but also because Nottingham is such a vibrant city.
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As a writer, it is my job to tell a story. I don't want to get involved in social commentary; I just want to show issues from a different point of view. I want to show issues from a perspective that may not be highlighted.
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It has taken me a long time to work out the function of ex-boyfriends, at least for me: how they can help you work out what you want from life and from a partner by showing you what you don't. If a man is your ex, it's better all round if he was not Mr. Right.