What has been your biggest disappointment?

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Recorded Isabel Allende said elsewhere, not written here
The years I lost trying to fix my second marriage.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 December 2024 source ↗

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Maya Jama British television and radio presenter
Probably missing out on roles I really, really wanted, but I’m a big believer that if it’s for you, you’ll have it. So those clearly weren’t for me.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2023 source ↗
Irvine Welsh Scottish novelist
There’s been the odd beauty on the dance floor I really ought to have gone home with.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 December 2016 source ↗
Julie Hesmondhalgh English actress and narrator
That the last general election didn’t take place later. We might have got rid of the Tories with a couple more weeks.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 February 2018 source ↗

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