When you have read all the books a writer has written(enjoying all of them), you can pretty much say the bloke's your favorite author. Between all the marking and invigilation, I managed to finish "About A Boy" by Nick Hornby and it was an immensely enjoyable read, witty and real, a keen observation of the human condition. As Hornby points out, age has nothing to do with an arbitrary date, some of us just never grow up until presented with the occasion to.

I am so afraid I will fall into the mould and turn into the typical, prim and proper, follow- the- rules, nice and boring teacher.