The Wire

Is writing your own life story navel gazing, or is it an essential part of understanding your place in the world you were born into? Patti Miller is a writer who teaches people to write their own stories. Her last book, ‘The Mind of a Thief’, explored her own life and her connection through her convict ancestors to the Wiradjuri country she grew up on. Her latest book, ‘Ransacking Paris’, uses imaginary meetings with famous French memoir writers to explore the power of the memoir