Head Talks

Louis de Bernières, the bestselling author of Captain  Corelli’s Mandolin, struggled with the fame that came with the success of the book. He found the attention crippling and it was 10 years before he could write for enjoyment again. Louis also talks about his anger issues triggered by a custody battle to see his children. He also shares how it was the trauma from his grandfather’s suicide that stopped him taking his own life.