I've been overwhelmed by the response to this piece that I wrote for the i newspaper.
Thank you for sharing your stories and coping strategies. Let's support each other hour by hour, day by day.
Many of you have got in touch about my way into writing this novel - I never intended to write this novel.
I had my heartbroken with the story of a murder of a boy - who looked like a long lost friend of mine. That boy was Raymond Buys, he was 15 when he was killed at Echo Wild Game Rangers camp in South Africa. I wrote about the contemporary history, The Boer War and the growing right wing power now.