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The story of Harold Fry and his unlikely pilgrimage began as an afternoon play for radio. For many years, I have been writing plays and adapting... →
'Perfect' is about a set-up that looks perfect from the outside - beautiful country house, beautiful wife and mother, everything where it... →
I went through a stage of writing my cramped hand in tiny books. My two sisters and I did have our Bronte period. My mum is from Yorkshire, and we... →
In writing about Harold and Maureen with their terrible unspoken secret, and all those people that Harold meets as he walks to save a friend's... →
Even if we don't believe in church or God, we still believe in things that are bigger than ourselves. We need to believe in those things because... →
I am not expecting anyone to feel sorry for me, but when friends ask how it feels to be a debut novelist who has also been long listed for the Man... →
I find that very appealing: the blurring of the lines between what's funny and what's tragic. And what's ordinary and what's not -... →
I like writing people from a slightly sharp angle and then throwing more light on them. I think in life we see somebody and make judgments very... →
I think of myself as a very ordinary person. I like writing about the juxtaposition between people: the beauty of them at times and then the banal... →
My father died in France, and my sisters and I went over with my mum to bring back his body. I remember going to the funeral parlour in France and... →
On television, it's all just shiny, successful people, and so I feel somebody has to wave a flag for the ordinary people who are not quite sure... →
We are quick to stick labels on others - especially those who don't fit in with the norm. 'Harold Fry' is about a broken marriage;... →
Before I gave birth to Hope, I had a miscarriage. The pain was so enormous, I had to write myself out of it. I kept a diary and did not feel entirely... →