She found ideas for her book from her job in the Merry Hill Shopping Centre near Dudley in the West Midlands.
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The Merry Hill Shopping Centre in Brierley Hill is one of the largest shopping centres in the UK and is the main retail centre of the borough, with an average of 23.5 million visitors a year, and houses branches of several large retailers including Debenhams, Marks & Spencer, and Next.