Conversation so far:
Who did Sue Townsend first marry?
She married Keith Townsend, a sheet metal worker at 18; the couple had three children under five by the time Townsend was 23.
How long were they married?
Townsend was 23 (Sean, Daniel and Victoria), at which point the marriage ended and she became a single parent.
What did she do for a job during this time?
While employed as a supervisor at an adventure playground, she observed a man making canoes nearby.

Question: How did this man making canoes influence her?
Self-contained rewrite: How did a man making canoes influence Sue Townsend?