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Sophie Dahl30 Oct 2007
Sophie Dahl
She talks about the inspiration for her first novel.

Sophie Dahl, world famous model and granddaughter of author Roald Dahl, has published her first full-length novel. Playing with the Grown-ups is a 'coming of age' story that follows the lives of Kitty and her troubled Bohemian mother Miranda. Sophie talks to Jenni about her teenage years, her relationship with her own mother and how these have inspired her book.

'Playing with the Grown-ups' by Sophie Dahl is published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC ISBN-10: 0747577773
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