hi welcome to watchmojo.com i’m your host leila today i get the opportunity
host leila today i get the opportunity
host leila today i get the opportunity to talk to prize-winning author meg
to talk to prize-winning author meg
to talk to prize-winning author meg rosoff to talk about her career in
rosoff to talk about her career in
rosoff to talk about her career in writing and a little bit about her
writing and a little bit about her
writing and a little bit about her latest coming-of-age novel what I was
latest coming-of-age novel what I was
latest coming-of-age novel what I was what’s I guess the love story in what I
what’s I guess the love story in what I
what’s I guess the love story in what I was it’s quite an abstract love story in
was it’s quite an abstract love story in
was it’s quite an abstract love story in a way I mean it’s about two boys one of
a way I mean it’s about two boys one of
a way I mean it’s about two boys one of whom is at boarding school in England in
whom is at boarding school in England in
whom is at boarding school in England in 1962 the other of whom has kind of
1962 the other of whom has kind of
1962 the other of whom has kind of slipped through the cracks of society
slipped through the cracks of society
slipped through the cracks of society and lives by himself in a fisherman’s
and lives by himself in a fisherman’s
and lives by himself in a fisherman’s hut something sort of happens between
hut something sort of happens between
hut something sort of happens between them it’s in an attraction of opposites
them it’s in an attraction of opposites
them it’s in an attraction of opposites it’s not necessarily sexual relationship
it’s not necessarily sexual relationship
it’s not necessarily sexual relationship but there’s an incredibly strong
but there’s an incredibly strong
but there’s an incredibly strong connection do you think that that these
connection do you think that that these
connection do you think that that these are issues that teenagers are facing
are issues that teenagers are facing
are issues that teenagers are facing today the more you talk about the edges
today the more you talk about the edges
today the more you talk about the edges of things the better and a lot of stuff
of things the better and a lot of stuff
of things the better and a lot of stuff a lot of life happens at the edges and
a lot of life happens at the edges and
a lot of life happens at the edges and you know that the classic thing when I
you know that the classic thing when I
you know that the classic thing when I was growing up was that you felt like a
was growing up was that you felt like a
was growing up was that you felt like a freak because nobody else thought the
freak because nobody else thought the
freak because nobody else thought the same way you did and that’s just rubbish
same way you did and that’s just rubbish
same way you did and that’s just rubbish you know I mean no matter how kind of
you know I mean no matter how kind of
you know I mean no matter how kind of weird and twisted you are you’re not
weird and twisted you are you’re not
weird and twisted you are you’re not alone really maybe you want to tell us
alone really maybe you want to tell us
alone really maybe you want to tell us where when you started thinking about
where when you started thinking about
where when you started thinking about this idea for what I was and why were
this idea for what I was and why were
this idea for what I was and why were you got inspired for it I read an
you got inspired for it I read an
you got inspired for it I read an article in The Guardian in London about
article in The Guardian in London about
article in The Guardian in London about guy who lived in my neighborhood in
guy who lived in my neighborhood in
guy who lived in my neighborhood in North London and he had just died he in
North London and he had just died he in
North London and he had just died he in his 60s he had been abandoned by his
his 60s he had been abandoned by his
his 60s he had been abandoned by his mother when he was two or three years
mother when he was two or three years
mother when he was two or three years old literally on the side of the road I
old literally on the side of the road I
old literally on the side of the road I think and picked up at some point by
think and picked up at some point by
think and picked up at some point by gypsies or travelers he’d spent time in
gypsies or travelers he’d spent time in
gypsies or travelers he’d spent time in boys homes and he’d always lived on the
boys homes and he’d always lived on the
boys homes and he’d always lived on the outside of society and he didn’t need to
outside of society and he didn’t need to
outside of society and he didn’t need to know exactly how old he was didn’t know
know exactly how old he was didn’t know
know exactly how old he was didn’t know what his birthday was never had a
what his birthday was never had a
what his birthday was never had a national health number never had a
national health number never had a
national health number never had a credit card obviously and I just found
credit card obviously and I just found
credit card obviously and I just found it completely amazing that somebody you
it completely amazing that somebody you
it completely amazing that somebody you know ten years older than I am could be
know ten years older than I am could be
know ten years older than I am could be living at the same time I was living
living at the same time I was living
living at the same time I was living and just have nothing that connected him
and just have nothing that connected him
and just have nothing that connected him to the modern world and then you know it
to the modern world and then you know it
to the modern world and then you know it sort of starts to you start out with an
sort of starts to you start out with an
sort of starts to you start out with an idea like that and it starts to tie in
idea like that and it starts to tie in
idea like that and it starts to tie in with all sorts of other ideas that
with all sorts of other ideas that
with all sorts of other ideas that you’ve had you know about other things
you’ve had you know about other things
you’ve had you know about other things and before you know you have a book if
and before you know you have a book if
and before you know you have a book if you’re lucky thank you very much for
you’re lucky thank you very much for
you’re lucky thank you very much for your time I appreciate okay no thanks
your time I appreciate okay no thanks
your time I appreciate okay no thanks thank you
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