Putting your life on the page with Ann Patchett, Cathy Rentzenbrink, Julia Samuel and Arifa Akbar
Woman's Hour
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The Death of Tony Morrison
i find that it's the only time that i really think a lot about my own death. It's because i have the whole thing put together in my head. I haven't taken any notes. And from the time i start thinking about it to when it's almost finished, i really do realize that if i step off a curb and get hit by a car while i'm writing a novel, then i take the whole novel with me.
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