Sherman, Sue

15/09/2009

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Sue Sherman lives in a very small village of 40 people but is originally from Cornwall. On the plinth she is going to be fundraising for Help for Heroes and reading out other people's works, with a focus on Feminie wit and wisdom she wants to go on to the plinth because she thinks it may lay down foundations for future generations. She has been a writer for 20 years and before that was head of PR for a national brewery which she very much enjoyed. She married at 18 and has one daughter and 2 grandchildren. She is very committed to her local community but also enjoys the energy and vitality of London. She enjoys gardening, travelling and entering competitions because she enjoys trying different things. Her husband is a consultant helping work places hire applicants and solve disputes at director level. She talks about her time in the 1960's and how idealistic she was but in growing older she has realised how difficult getting things done is. She believes that she is the happiest she have ever been, because she is content and can spend more time on the things that she wants to do.