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Happy to be in the still new look @the.tls writing about Mary Ann Kenny’s account of her psychotic breakdown, The Episode. It wasn’t an easy read and it didn’t help that I read it last year when I had a Covid fever but I do commend
Ourika Valley
Merry Marrakesh Christmas 🇲🇦🎄
This week (on Remembrance Day, in fact) in 1968, my mum arrived at Southampton docks with her family to live in England forever. She had never left Apartheid-era South Africa until she had to — @canoncollinstrust paid for her boat fare and that
A virus and a bout of food poisoning in October meant I watched more telly 📺 and read fewer books 📚 but the Chris Kraus @scribe_uk was fascinating prep for our @southbankcentre talk, I’ve reviewed the Elizabeth Day for the Spectator, Home by
I had fun reviewing Lily King’s sad and sexy new novel Heart of Lover ❤️ for @ft_weekend, even if I didn’t love it quite as much as everyone else I spoke to about it.
Andrew O’Hagan on friendship was always going to be a slam dunk. I’ve reviewed his new essay collection, On Friendship, for @spectatorlife and I’m hoping there’s a memoir on the way. And for good measure, here’s me and o
I wrote about love 💗 💗 💗 and Stephen Grosz’s long-awaited new book, Love’s Labour, for @prospect_magazine, will add a link 🔗 to the piece in my stories.
2 bananas 🍌 will always be my rider for evening events but last night I went mental and had 3… all to fuel a great time with @chriskraus7, discussing her latest non-fiction novel The Four Spent the Day Together @southbankcentre as part of the

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