I grew up surrounded by books . In the library, at bookshops, I was raised to be a bookworm with my late father being able to read in multiple languages and my mum often taking me to the library during half term while she worked.

With a family so devoted to reading - so much so we always got second hand books as presents - the library quickly became my happy place. It's made visiting bookshops up and down the country for talks and demonstrations of my cookbook the best part of my job - and, it's given me great insight into all the best reads out there.