Isle of Wight

It was compulsory florals at the Isle of Wight literature festival, where I discussed spies in fiction and non-fiction with Clare Mulley, author of The Spy Who Loved, and Roger Hermiston, author of a thrilling biography of George Blake. I argued that the great thing about having a spy as a protagonist is that it serves as a fantastic metaphor for what writing is, or should be – ie, careful observation, heightened perception and close attention to detail. 

It was compulsory florals at the Isle of Wight literature festival, where I discussed spies in fiction and non-fiction with Clare Mulley, author of The Spy Who Loved, and Roger Hermiston, author of a thrilling biography of George Blake. I argued that the great thing about having a spy as a protagonist is that it serves as a fantastic metaphor for what writing is, or should be – ie, careful observation, heightened perception and close attention to detail.