Journalist Sophie Elmhirst wins book of the year at Nero Book Awards

Used to being on the reporting side of an interview, Elmhirst described the “huge change” and “different process” it was to write as an author compared to her work as a journalist as she relied on diaries, letters and the people who survived Maurice And Maralyn including their friends, relations, next-door neighbours and people who worked at the Cafe Maurice they frequented to help bring them to life.