Beginner’s pluck: English writer Miranda Acland

'Far from Home' is a multi-faceted and atmospheric story that spans continents as it explores identity and loss

Miranda Acland's book had sat in a drawer for years until a friend encouraged her to send it out to agents.

As a teenager, Miranda wanted to be a journalist.

“But my mother discouraged me, and I went to secretarial college and then worked in an art gallery instead. But I freaked out and spent time in between in a kibbutz close to Gaza.”