A best-selling children’s author has revealed how prescription drugs left her battling a compulsive shopping addiction that saw her blow more than £500,000.
Sally Gardner spiralled into reckless spending after being prescribed dopamine agonist drugs for Restless Legs Syndrome, splashing out on luxury items including a £3,000 bathtub, designer prints and repeated purchases of the same goods.
At the height of her success, Gardner, who has sold 2.5 million books and won the Carnegie Medal, initially believed her lavish lifestyle was simply down to finally earning good money.
‘Suddenly, I am in a different place,’ Gardner said, ‘and for the first time in
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