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Andrew Martin

Andrew Martin is a freelance writer living in London. He is the author of nine detective novels and four non-fiction books including, Ghoul Britannia, Notes on a Haunted Island, Underground, Overground: A Passenger’s History of the Tube and most recently, Flight by Elephant, World War II’s most Daring Jungle Mission. ‘The Rollercoaster Champion of the World’ appeared in Granta 79.

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Essays & Memoir | Issue 105 padlock
Essays & Memoir | Issue 105 padlock

Among the Pipemen

Andrew Martin

‘It was as though, after a period of wariness, my pipe had warmed to me.’

Essays & Memoir | Issue 105 padlock
Essays & Memoir | Issue 105 padlock

God and Me

Andrew Martin

‘At the moment, I would say that depends what you mean by ‘believe’ and what you mean by “God”’

Essays & Memoir | Issue 105 padlock
Essays & Memoir | Issue 105 padlock

Chocolate Empires

Andrew Martin

‘Q: When is a factory not a factory? A: When it’s a chocolate factory.’

Essays & Memoir | Issue 105 padlock
Essays & Memoir | Issue 105 padlock

The Rollercoaster Champion of The World

Andrew Martin

‘As he spoke, I thought how much Richard himself looked like a flyer: at forty-three he is symmetrical and compact, like Scott Tracy, the handsomest of those idealized pilots in Thunderbirds.’

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