What most recently made you cry?

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At John Fortune's funeral. They played Flanders and Swann's Slow Train ("We won't be meeting again") and my heart broke.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 March 2014 source ↗

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Meg Rosoff American novelist
In August, when my middle sister called to tell me her breast cancer had spread to her spine, pelvis and bones. It turned out not to be true.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 November 2013 source ↗

Julie Andrews English actress, singer and author
Working on my memoir because some memories were painful to revisit.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2019 source ↗

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