Ian Kemish

And I said, holding my fingers together in the hope that he gave me the answer I was looking for, I said, why?

And I said, holding my fingers together in the hope that he gave me the answer I was looking for, I said, why?

And he said, because they run as far as they can.

And he said, because they run as far as they can.

And I said...

And I said...

I was struck by it, but I also was having a little eureka moment inside because this was the idea that I had.

I was struck by it, but I also was having a little eureka moment inside because this was the idea that I had.

So there's some authenticity to it.

So there's some authenticity to it.

And like I say, this is where these troubled souls meet some, well, let's face it, extremely eccentric characters, but who are also kind.

And like I say, this is where these troubled souls meet some, well, let's face it, extremely eccentric characters, but who are also kind.

And, you know, by the way...

And, you know, by the way...

More than half of them are based very firmly on members of my family or, you know, characters I have known.

More than half of them are based very firmly on members of my family or, you know, characters I have known.

So there's some truth in it.

So there's some truth in it.

This slowly unpeels early in the book, so I don't think it's too much of a reveal.

This slowly unpeels early in the book, so I don't think it's too much of a reveal.