I can attempt to be charming and cute but underneath all of that, my bones are hewn from iron

“Dear Louise, I was raped five years ago and I have been in counselling ever since. After reading your book, for the first time in five years I thought — maybe it was not my fault.”

As an author, I get interviewed on a regular basis.

This is particularly true around publication time where it can feel like all I do is talk about myself, my books, and my ‘process’ for hours on end.