Vivian French lives in Edinburgh. She'd like to live in London, Newcastle, New York, Bologna and Swansea as well; she can never make up her mind which city she likes best. She has a husband called Davy, four grown-up daughters called Alice, Jessica, Jemima and Nancy, and a goldfish called Rod. In the beginning Vivian was an actor, working in schools and theatres. She particularly enjoyed being a South West Wind, a Rattling Rat, and a Bowl of Soup ... although she's not quite sure what sort of soup she was meant to be. She didn't much like being a caterpillar because the costume was very VERY hot.