We are very sorry to inform you that David Hillier-King passed away, peacefully, after a long illness, on Tuesday 7 April, at 12.30. He had been a member of the Emile Zola Society from 2008. Our thoughts are with his wife Miriam and their family at this sad time. Please contact the society to send messages of condolence to Miriam.
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From the moment I start a new novel, life’s just one endless torture. The first few chapters may go fairly well and I may feel there’s still a chance to prove my worth, but that feeling soon disappears and every day I feel less and less satisfied……… Then, when it’s finished, what a relief! Not the blissful delight of the gentleman who goes into ecstasies over his own production, but the resentful relief of a porter dropping a burden that’s nearly broken his back.
