Six novelists revisit their childhood homes in new feature
Writers including Esther Freud and Deborah Levy explore how childhood houses shape their work.
Six novelists have participated in a feature examining their childhood homes and the lasting impact these places have had on their writing and lives. The writers, including Esther Freud, Deborah Levy, Julia Samuel, Alexei Sayle, Guy Gunaratne, and Chloe Aridjis, reflected on returning to the locations where they grew up.
The feature explores how childhood environments continue to influence writers into adulthood and whether revisiting these spaces can deepen their understanding of formative experiences. Freud described the emotional weight of such a return, calling it "an emotional hurricane."
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- ‘I was hit by an emotional hurricane’: Esther Freud, Deborah Levy and other novelists revisit their childhood homes — The Guardian — Culture
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