“I shall not find a Ginette again”

In 1951 John Fowles was an assistant teacher at Poitiers University when he fell seriously in love for the first time. More than 60 years on, Mike Abbott meets the student he fell for and uncovers the unpublished poem he wrote for her. [Read more].

• Mike Abbott, From John Fowles with love: how the author’s first true romance and lost poem came to light, The Guardian, August 1, 2015

“Sitting about in a cafe most of the day. People bore me profoundly and desperately” ... (John Robert Fowles). Photo: The Guardian.