Influences
What a strange thing to begin with! I don't think I have "influences" as such, just writers I admire. These include Shakespeare - yes really. We live an hour away from Startford and go as often as we can. Also see performances in London and Bristol. The older I get, the more I get out of Shakespeare.
YA authors I admire are Diana Wynne Jones, Margaret Mahy, Terry Pratchett, Jan Mark - too many others to list.
I also like Margaret Attwood, Kate Atkinson, Ann Tyler - there must be some men, surely?
About Mary
My first book was published in 1975 and there are now over 90. Visit my website www.maryhoffman.co.uk if you want to know more.
I'm married with three grown-up daughters. One, Rhiannon Lassiter, is also a YA novelist; the other two also work in the arts -...
Connections
Causes Mary Hoffman Supports
Unicef, Greenpeace, IFAW, Smile Train,