On this all new episode of We’d Like a Word, Paul and Stevyn talk about writing memoirs and autobiographies.
Joining them are guests Farah Bashir and Auriel Roe.
And it’s a truly international show with Farah in India and Auriel in Spain (and Paul and Stevyn (and Mr Harris the pug) in Buckinghamshire).
So … what ingredients do you need for a good memoir? Does it have to be the result of conflict and trauma or a difficult childhood? Or can it be a story of happiness and success?
Farah Bashir’s powerful debut Rumours of Spring is a memoir of her childhood in the shadow of insurgency in Kashmir, told from the perspective of her teenage self.
Meanwhile, Auriel Roe is the author of A Blindefellows Chronicle and Let The Swine Go Forth – two novels that draw upon her past experiences as a teacher. She also runs Memoirist, a website of literary memoir writing where people can publish short autobiographical essays.
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