It is a sad truth that apprenticeships fell out of favour in Britain in the Seventies and Eighties, when the manufacturing industries shed jobs and the construction industry went into decline. — Fiona Barton Copy Share Image
The emotions, responsibilities - and the pain - of motherhood are unique to each of us with children. Ask any woman, and she will… — Fiona Barton Copy Share Image
When you start writing fiction, you have to learn to invent, and it's very hard at the beginning to stop relying on facts and… — Fiona Barton Copy Share Image
For most of us, our protective lies or omissions are so insignificant that being found out would be only mildly embarrassing. But for some… — Fiona Barton Copy Share Image
As a journalist, your words are regularly read by lots of people, but they're not your words: they're someone else's. You're quoting people. — Fiona Barton Copy Share Image
When you are a journalist, you are always looking for the next story. It might come from a phone call from a contact or… — Fiona Barton Copy Share Image
Garrison Keillor's 'Lake Wobegon' books create a world I can immerse myself in over and over. I love the deadpan humour, the warmth, and… — Fiona Barton Copy Share Image
The success of 'The Widow' meant there were expectations for the second book from the first word, and it has created a completely different… — Fiona Barton Copy Share Image
I know I love a novel with an unreliable narrator, and I think many readers do as well. — Fiona Barton Copy Share Image
Over the years, I've interviewed the victims, the guilty, the famous, the important, and the ordinary people affected by tragedy or good fortune. But… — Fiona Barton Copy Share Image
Yes, there are bad apples, but I do feel journalists do a good job, often in very difficult circumstances. — Fiona Barton Copy Share Image
