I was always at heart a novelist and wanted to tell a bigger story, so I wanted to create people who told other kinds of truths than literal truths. Aminatta Forna bigcreateheart Change image and share on social
I'm a doctor's daughter. I'm not squeamish at all. Aminatta Forna daughterdoctorsqueamish Change image and share on social
A hospital is a good place to set various dilemmas. Aminatta Forna dilemmagoodhospital Change image and share on social
What ultimately happened is that my country had a war. I think it would be extraordinary, as a writer, not to want to write about that. Aminatta Forna countryextraordinaryhappen Change image and share on social
I'm at my desk for about 9:30 A.M., and I stay there all day. Then there's a lot of checking Facebook and eBay and that sort of thing. Aminatta Forna checkdaydesk Change image and share on social
My childhood ended in this horrible way. I lived in a country where I didn't trust anybody. Aminatta Forna childhoodcountryend Change image and share on social
I temporarily became a surgeon for 'Memory of Love'. I spent two weeks in an operating theatre, watching amputations, and I loved it. Aminatta Forna amputationlovememory Change image and share on social
Everyone thinks I have a coffee plantation in Sierra Leone, but I have a cashew crop project. I wrote about a woman who owns a coffee plantation! When you are talking about a woman writer coming from a hot country, there's a complete assumption that she is writing about her own life. Aminatta Forna assumptioncashewcoffee share on social
Most writers I know go for word counts, and I used to be a journalist, so I guess that's ingrained. Aminatta Forna countguessingrain Change image and share on social
