Jeanette Winterston - famous novelist

[garinda]

Originally Posted by garinda

Haworth has the Brontes.

Accrington has Sapphic Jen.

Perhaps a whole tourist industry might spring up because of the association, and you could move back, dress up as one of her characters, and lead the masses on walking tours of notable literary sites.

Forget the Acorn Trail.

Accrington could have it's own Winterson literary trail, using ancient Christian symbols to guide visitors, which ably illustrate the link.

Just leave out the five loaves.

[Tealeaf]

I've got a better idea:

[B]Burnley 5 miles ->

Jeanette Winterston Trail 5 miles ->[/B]

[StevenWaling]

Originally Posted by garinda

Did you arrive at this judgement after attending there yourself?

Err, yes...

though not all the time. Most of the time it was Christ Church, which was also pretty crazy but slightly less so. Northern Irish proddy vicar.

I was pretty crazy in those days.

[StevenWaling]

I am now totally sick and tired of people praising the virtues of this woman on the simple basis that she came from Accy. I do not know how many of you are daily readers of the Times, but until very recently, Ms. Winterston had a fortnightly saturday column in the paper; as such, she took every opportunity to rubbish the town

Far as I can see, she's not saying anything other than the truth. It is a pretty ****ty place, it was when I was growing up and it still is.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by StevenWaling

Err, yes...

though not all the time. Most of the time it was Christ Church, which was also pretty crazy but slightly less so. Northern Irish proddy vicar.

I was pretty crazy in those days.

Er....then you might have benefited from a good exorcism then.

To banish your 'crazy' demons.

[StevenWaling]

Originally Posted by garinda

Er....then you might have benefited from a good exorcism then.

To banish your 'crazy' demons.

Yes - I needed to banish the demon of fundamentalism in order to find a real faith...

[garinda]

Originally Posted by StevenWaling

Yes - I needed to banish the demon of fundamentalism in order to find a real faith...

Lovely.

It's nice, when the cripple finds their crutch.

[kestrelx]

Originally Posted by StevenWaling

Suheir Hammad, Hisham Matar, Ali Smith and Jeanette Winterson | Southbank Centre.

Jeanette is appearing at the South Bank in April.

She was on Newsnight just before the election as a political pundit, singing the praises of Nick Clegg and she did say he'd win the election that it was "Clegg Power" time!

[kestrelx]

She weren't born in Accrington was she - I think it was Manchester then put up for adoption or something!

Here is a video I uploaded of her talking about her favourite books...



With Aleister Campbell and Anne Robinson!

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by kestrelx

She weren't born in Accrington was she - I think it was Manchester then put up for adoption or something!

Here is a video I uploaded of her talking about her favourite books...



With Aleister Campbell and Anne Robinson!

Don't like her company

[Callaoanne]

Jeannette was at school at Peel Park when I was a teacher there in the early 60´s, I remember her as an odd child with a bright yellow ribbon in her auburn hair but I never knew about her strange upbringing-- she stood out as a strange "old" child but after reading her first novel and recognising many of the places in old Accrington and the veiled allusions to teachers at Peel Park I have followed her progress and career.A strange lady but much influenced by her upbringing---- Nature or Nurture-- that is the question.

[kestrelx]

Originally Posted by Callaoanne

Jeannette was at school at Peel Park when I was a teacher there in the early 60´s, I remember her as an odd child with a bright yellow ribbon in her auburn hair but I never knew about her strange upbringing-- she stood out as a strange "old" child but after reading her first novel and recognising many of the places in old Accrington and the veiled allusions to teachers at Peel Park I have followed her progress and career.A strange lady but much influenced by her upbringing---- Nature or Nurture-- that is the question.

Her Mother I think hasn't done her any harm, I think that she perhaps made her what she is today and helped mould her to become a writer, it may have been a dysfunctional upbringing but it obvioulsy wasn't too crippling - she seems very happy and has a love of words and literature - she is not depressed, at least doesn't show it and actually seems to have fond memories of her Mother!

I think a majority of it is Nurture!

[Tealeaf]

Right then. It would appear that Ms Winterson is not from Accy at all but from Manchester. Or at least according her autobigraphy which is out next week, an extract of which was in The Times Magazine yesterday, To accompany that picture, there is a picture if Ms Winterson in Accy. I cannot decide which looks grimmer - her or the town.

Anyway, here is as much of the piccy as I could scan. Apologies for the quality. I still guess though, it's copywrite News International.

So, moderators - please leave this on for another few days and then please delete the entire thread.

[groove]

Groove beleives she is stood on the back of Avenue parade for this stereotypical, lancashire mill town view...Groove can almost hear a brass band and clogs tapping in the background.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Have you sought medical help for the auditory hallucinations of yours?