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I can't think whether I've actually interviewed the widow of a crime suspect. Obviously, I've interviewed members of the families of people who've been accused of things.

~Fiona Barton

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Since reading 'Sophie's Choice,' I have been haunted by the agonizing idea of choosing between two children.

~Fiona Barton

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When you are a journalist, you are always looking for the next story. It might come from a phone call from a contact or an unanswered question you spot in someone else's article.

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I chose to write from different perspectives despite its complexity because it is what I have always done as a journalist.

~Fiona Barton

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Once you write a book, you hand it over to the readers, and it's their book then. They're so involved. They ask questions about details that I haven't even thought about.

~Fiona Barton

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It's amazing to me that journalists are held in such low esteem.

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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 what you've heard.

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Mental health is something that I'm very interested in.

~Fiona Barton

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When I first became a journalist, people said, 'Oh, that must be interesting.' They saw it as slightly glamorous, slightly edgy. They wanted to know more.

~Fiona Barton

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A lot of people think journalists are criminals, and there are some who haven't helped us. But the media is essential for democratic society.

~Fiona Barton

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Journalist

Born: Unknown

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