Zoë Heller: What has been your biggest disappointment?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

This exact question recurs in The Guardian's institutional Q&A pool.

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Recorded Zoë Heller said elsewhere, not written here

Failing CSE Physics. Twice.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 November 2008 source ↗

Others on this question

Arianna Huffington Greek and American businesswoman

I was crushed when my second book was rejected by 37 publishers.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 August 2013 source ↗

Toyah Willcox English singer-songwriter, actress and television presenter

The world doesn’t reward talent, it mostly rewards those who are connected.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 April 2019 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 ↗

Jane Asher English actress and author

Fine dining when it goes wrong.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2023 source ↗

Sending off the final draft of my latest novel.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 November 2008 source ↗

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