Peter James Reveals Who Got Him Reading
When asked by The Daily Mail, author Peter James gave an answer that you might expect from a British author…
“Enid Blyton‘s Famous Five! I wrote her a letter after reading Five Go To Treasure Island saying they had spent seven days on the island and not one of them had gone to the toilet in all that time. She wrote me a very sweet letter back saying that she didn’t think little boys and girls would be interested in those details, so she had omitted them! I was one of those irritating kids who was permanently writing to authors, ever fascinated by their work, and dreaming that maybe one day…
