Martina Cole – her rags to riches story
Martina Cole was recently interviewed by The Mirror newspaper about her climb to the top of the crime fiction bestsellers list. it makes for an interesting read.
Martina Cole turned 50 earlier this year and celebrated by staying at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Apparently Martina Cole has a passion for designer handbags and diamond jewellery and treated herself! Having amassed a personal fortune of £20 million from her novels, TV dramatisations and associated work I am sure Martina can well afford the odd little luxury here and there and reviewing her earlier life I think she deserves it.
Martina Cole started her early adult life in poverty, sleeping on the floor of her unfurnished council flat and working several jobs to support her young child. Martina Cole mentions that she used to take money form her son.
“He had this clock where he hid all his birthday or pocket money and I can’t tell you how many times I robbed that clock. I felt so bad about it but I was struggling. They were terrible times.”
At the young age of 21 Martina Cole lost both her parents. It is bad enough to lose one parent but both within a year must be a terrible blow. For years, she didn’t do anything with her writing but just before her 30th birthday she bought an electric typewriter and decided to “give it a year” and see if her hobby could be turned into a full time profession. An early manuscript, Dangerous Lady, was finished and sent to a publisher and the rest, as they say, is history!
Well done Martina Cole, you deserve your just rewards and your fan base grows week by week.
More information about Martina Cole can be found on dangerouslady.co.uk in the article About Martina Cole.
The full article from The Mirror can be found here
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