To everyone I’ve bored.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 February 2024 source ↗
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
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To my first husband for being unfaithful, bossy, and eventually leaving him.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 December 2024 source ↗
My first wife – we were too young.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 March 2025 source ↗
I think that’s a thesis.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 May 2025 source ↗
Canadians are trained to say sorry to almost everything and everyone.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 June 2025 source ↗
To my mother for disappointing her. Mummy wanted me to be a different sort of person from who I am, but one can’t change oneself.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 July 2025 source ↗
My parents, because I rather slipped from their standards on more than one occasion. And when they got older, I wish I’d been kinder and more tolerant with them.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 February 2026 source ↗
To my father, who was aggressively indifferent to what I was doing. He did say sorry to me when he was dying and I don’t think I was very gracious.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 February 2026 source ↗
Both parents, I’ll write the book someday.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2026 source ↗
My first wife, because I left her.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 August 2026 source ↗
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