Leyla Sanai

Blake Morrison mourns the sister he lost to alcoholism

The third act of Morrison’s family saga focuses on Gill, the once loving and generous sister he was so close to but was unable to save

Blake Morrison. [Alamy] 
issue 11 February 2023

Blake Morrison’s previous memoirsAnd When Did You Last See Your Father? (1993) and Things My Mother Never Told Me (2002) examined his parents with the clear-eyed appraisal that only adulthood brings. In the first, he evoked the vigour of his father, Arthur: his sense of fun when rule-breaking for thrills, and the selfish entitlement which allowed him to follow his whims, oblivious of the feelings of others.

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