Lynn Barber

Abandoned by Paul Theroux: the diary of a sad ex-wife who sadly can’t write

Anne Theroux’s banal account of lonely housekeeping after the breakdown of her marriage has been a long time coming — and is not worth the wait

Paul Theroux in 1982. [Getty Images] 
issue 10 July 2021
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