Characters in novels are all fiction like the world they li… - Carole Morin

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Characters in novels are all fiction like the world they live in. Of course Vivien Lash has things in common with me but if she actually was me I wouldn’t have been able to invent her. And I’m not plotting to murder my husband! The closest connection between me and my characters is that we live in a city that’s recognisable as London, but it’s a version of London that came out of my head.

Carole Morin

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Carole Morin is a Glasgow-born novelist who lives in Soho, London.

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