GILLIAN MEARS Author. Interview with her in 2002 at her then home, Apple box farm, in far northern NSW, near Grafton, to coincide with publication of her book, A MAP OF THE GARDEN. Many faxes and emails setting up the interview. Unusual amount of response to feature - Gillian suffered from a form of paralysis, and this was mentioned in the GW feature. many people, including medical specialists, got in touch with me, suggestion diagnoses and solutions. Many letters, cards, photographs from Gillian following publication of the feature, wanting to stay in touch, and letting me know how her life was going. also photographs she took of me the day I interviewed her. Also - lecture notes for a lecture I gave to feature Writing Students at the UTS in Sydney - using my experience interviewing Gillian as an example of the subtleties and complexities of interviewing a subject, 2002

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