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Tim Dowling

Tim Dowling: why did I buy an electric car? Because I wanted a medal

An illustration of with patches of grass and red roses around a side profile cutout photograph of Tim Dowling, with a background of different coloured circles and pen strokes

I’m having lunch with my agent – an infrequent occurrence, because neither of us ever has any good news for the other. This lunch is no different.

“Sorry to make you come all this way,” she says, “but I had to be near the office today.” She hints at some complex contractual negotiations involving an author for whom, I suspect, she always has good news.

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