"My urgent ambition acted as a way of escape, not only from my background but from my own mind."

As he turns 63, the award-winning author looks back, attempting to capture a lifetime on paper. He asks - is it ever possible to capture the past, or is it forever changeable at the whim of the present?

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Inspired by 63 Up, author Tim Lott decides it's time to take stock

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