Claire Byrne

the main character, I think it's fair to say in this book, she is still behaving in that way, the way that she was trained to behave as a child star, isn't she, as an adult woman?

Incredible.

And that's the difference that this will make.

Stephen, I'll come to you on this.

Stephen, tell us about Nelly.

Yeah.

Don't cause any trouble.

Always say yes.

Always smile.

Yeah.

And it's not serving her.

What's she going to do about her husband, though?

I feel like I'm going to give... I don't want to give too much away because I've read it.

So, you know, there's always a danger.

No, I felt sorry for her because she's a product of her background.

Yeah, Stephen, is that hard for you to deal with, I would imagine, knowing the difference that it could make?

And I know what you're saying, that the drug, you know, was just coming on at that stage back when Nellie, just after she was born.

So, you know, it's not clear whether it would have made that much of a difference because you might have been able to access it even if the heel prick test existed.

But there is a line, I don't know whether I should say this, but there is a line later on that suggested to me that because they had children together, she was willing to stay with him.

But knowing how different her life could be, is that hard for you to process?