Having Had Loving People Who Brought Me

I Have Nothing To Do With The Selection Of Stories. I'm The Reporter.

It's Totally Mistaken To Suppose That An Armed Escort Is Going To Give A Journalist Any Protection - On The Contrary, Journalists Who Turn Up Surrounded By Armed Personnel Are Just Turning Themselves Into Targets And In Even Worse Danger.

Hair Is Also A Problem. I Remember Once, When I Was Reporting From Beirut At The Height Of The Civil War, Someone Wrote In To The Bbc Complaining About My Appearance.

I Also Read Modern Novels - I Have Just Had To Read 60 As I Am One Of The Judges For The Orange Fiction Prize.

I Was Sent To A Nice Church Of England Girls' School And At That Time, After University, A Woman Was Expected To Become A Teacher, A Nurse Or A Missionary - Prior To Marriage.