LIFESTYLE
Tees
Lifestyle
A D E L E PA R K S
Q&A
INTERVIEW BY LO U M U RRAY
PIC TUR ES BY DO U G M O O DY
A bestselling author who grew up in Eaglescliffe, Adele Parks has 18 published
books to her name, with sales of more than 3.5 million. She describes her
style as racy rom-com. Her latest book, I Invited Her In, is now available in
paperback, ebook and audio. With a 19th book written and ready to go, she’s
still got plenty to write about, with no intention of stopping just yet.
TEESSIDE LIFE
The restaurants I love to eat in are…well, we visited
Bistrot Pierre in Middlesbrough for my mum’s birthday
and had a really lovely meal with a right good giggle. I
would say another one of my favourites is The Hide in
Yarm.
The meal I order most of all is… anything on the veggie
menu as I’m vegetarian. A lot of restaurants do cater now
for vegetarians so there is a lot more choice these days.
My favourite tipple is…a margarita or a few glasses of
champagne!
The stores I love to shop in are…I love rummaging in TK
Maxx for a designer bargain. Also nipping into Strickland
& Holt in Yarm to have a mooch at the cards and the
unusual trinkets they sell. Then, of course, there’s House of
Fraser in Middlesbrough.
The things I spend too much money on are…family
experiences, such as day trips out to Flamingo Land and
buying those expensive packs of photos they try to sell to
you, even when you could have taken your own pictures on
your own phone!
For a day out, I…enjoy visiting Preston Park. I loved it
there even as a kid, particularly the cobbled Victorian
street. I studied A-level art and I would quite happily sit
there and sketch.
One place on Teesside I’d like to visit is…to go on the
Teesside Princess along the River Tees to Yarm. One of my
friends recently went on it and said how enjoyable it was.
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In my downtime, I like nothing better than…going for
nice long walks because I spend a lot of time at my desk. I
mainly go for a break and to clear my head or even a shorter
walk along Yarm High Street, stopping for a bite to eat with
friends.
My perfect night out involves…a trip to the theatre.
A family favourite is a visit to the Middlesbrough Little
Theatre, particularly for the panto at Christmastime.
My perfect night in involves…a Marks & Spencer dine-
in-for-£10 meal deal, whilst binge-watching the series Jack
Ryan, starring John Krasinski, on Netflix.
"Anything is possible, but you
need to work to make it happen.
If you work hard enough,
dreams can come true."