Fiona Mozley: 'Fiction really is a conversation'

After hearing last week how Joyce Carol Oates is firmly focused on the future, this week we’re focusing on Fiona Mozley and her mighty story Cadair Idris.

She tells us how this trip up the mountain began on a family holiday and explores how characters suffering from mental illness pose a particular challenge for writers of fiction. As the kind of author who has always tried to put herself in other people's shoes, Mozley says she's convinced writers can tell stories that are not their own – provided they do the work.

Next time we'll be hearing from José Falero and his translator Maria Jacqueline Evans, with Donal McLaughlin and Sabba Khan joining us over the coming weeks.

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