Writer Salisbury spells out mankind 's dependence on stories . Lessing on storytelling : `` It 's always going on in 15 way or another . '' In large parts of Africa for example , you find them begging for books . '' Her own life is itself a great story : born in England , she grew up in southern Southern Rhodesia . The `` Alfred and Emily '' prizewinner says her latest novel `` Alfred and Emily '' will be her last .
Writer Salisbury spells out mankind 's dependence on stories . Lessing on storytelling : `` It 's always going on in 15 way or another . '' Her own life is itself a great story : born in England , she grew up in southern Southern Rhodesia . The `` Alfred and Emily '' prizewinner says her latest novel `` Alfred and Emily '' will be her last .