Angela Wintle

1 month ago | theargus.co.uk | Angela Wintle

Michael, who will be appearing at Goodwoof, an annual celebration ‘of all things dog’ at the Goodwood Estate in West Sussex, has long connections with the county stretching back to childhood, but acknowledges they are not entirely happy ones, writes Angela Wintle for The Argus's sister title, Sussex Life. ‘I have an interesting and strange connection with Sussex,’ says the former Children’s Laureate, settling in for a candid phone chat from his second home in London.

1 month ago | thetimes.com | Angela Wintle

1 month ago | thetimes.com | Angela Wintle

When my first marriage ended — and feeling, as one does, pretty broken by it — I came to live with my now wife, Sarah Raven, in Hammersmith, west London. It was a lovely house but I couldn’t bear living there. I felt sterilised by living in London and persuaded Sarah that we should find a place that was beautiful to be in — and that’s what Perch Hill was. It’s embedded in a belt of ancient woodland in the Sussex Weald and you feel protected.

2 months ago | greatbritishlife.co.uk | Angela Wintle

Michael Morpurgo admits he will have mixed feelings when he returns to Sussex in May to talk about his latest children’s book, Cobweb. Michael, who will be appearing at Goodwoof, an annual celebration ‘of all things dog’ at the Goodwood Estate in West Sussex, has long connections with the county stretching back to childhood, but acknowledges they are not entirely happy ones.

2 months ago | thetimes.com | Angela Wintle