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Mavis Cheek, part 1

Mavis Cheek

Mavis Cheek speaks with James McConnachie about challenging beginnings and discovering her brain. Mavis Cheek speaks with James McConnachie about her challenging family background, and how discovering that she ‘had a brain’ took her from ‘Sixties dolly bird’ to acclaimed author of witty contemporary novels.


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