She did not expect success, though she knew her own worth. Her writing career was not a usual one. She began publishing late in her life, around sixty, and in twenty years she published nine novels, three biographies and many essays and reviews. She changed publisher four times when she started publishing, before settling with Collins, and she never had an agent to look after her interests, though her publishers mostly became her friends and advocates. She was a dark horse, whose Booker Prize, with her third novel, was a surprise to everyone.
Despite her awareness of her own talent, she did not anticipate achieving success in her writing career. Starting her publishing journey at the age of sixty, she experienced a unique trajectory, producing nine novels, three biographies, and numerous essays and reviews over a span of twenty years. Her initial struggles included changing publishers multiple times before finding a permanent home with Collins, all without the guidance of an agent, although she...
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