Maggie O'Farrell
Irish-British novelist
Last week, while I was wet-wrapping my child’s chronic eczema.
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Craig Revel Horwood
Australian-British choreographer and director
At my friend Billy’s funeral last month. He died suddenly in his sleep and was only 61.
On stage at the Brixton Academy on the third night of the residency I did there. I walked out and could not stop crying, some sort of mad relief that it’s all paid off and it’s all been worth it.
Lorraine Pascale
British model and cook
When I spilled hot fat on my hand a couple of weeks ago.
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To die before I know certain things.
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