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Booker Prize nominee wrote debut novel while living in HOP

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15 Sep '17

Lewisham Lately – 13 Sep 17

Booker Prize nominee wrote debut novel while living in borough of Lewisham

Will this help Lewisham’s bid to be London borough of culture? Fiona Mozley, 29, just announced as one of the short-listed authors for this year’s Man Booker Prize, was living with five…

Fiona Mozley, 29, just announced as one of the short-listed authors for this year’s Man Booker Prize, was living with five friends in Honor Oak when she wrote her debut novel.

She gained inspiration for the book, Elmet, when travelling on the train from York to London and she wrote the first chapter before pulling into King’s Cross. Much of it was written as she commuted between London and York. She kept its existence secret from her flatmates at the time.