Photo by Lorenzo Castellino The success of The Salt Path, Raynor Winn’s memoir of her and her husband’s desperate, inspirational trek round the coast of Cornwall, shows how hungry we humans are for a feel-good story. An investigation by The Observer has revealed that parts of Winn’s story were embellished, distorted and possibly completely made … Continue reading Moths to a flame
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Now available in Dutch
Copies of De tijd die we nog dachten te hebben on sale at Paagman in Scheveningen. The Dutch translation of All the Time We Thought We Had, with the title De tijd die we nog dachten te hebben (I like the fact that the Dutch don't capitalise book titles) has been out for a couple … Continue reading Now available in Dutch
Time inside
I am in a library full of writers. An exclusive audience of around 15 men, seated across from me on hard chairs, are scrutinising my memoir, All The Time We Thought We Had. There is an expectant buzz in the air but the tone on both sides is respectful throughout. They ask the kind of … Continue reading Time inside