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Introduction
Welcome to Klockworks, a collection of my writings as a journalist and author. Confessions of an Eco-Shopper is a companion blog to my book, Confessions of an Eco-Shopper: the true story of one woman's mission to go green, published by Hodder. The purpose of the blog is to keep you abreast of any updates to the content of the book, as well as allowing me to comment on current environmental stories. If you'd like to get in touch with me about the book or the blog, email me at kate@ecosmartshopper.co.uk The Press Column contains my weekly columns for The Press newspaper in York from 2006-2007. Dangerous Love contains interviews about my true-life/crime memoir published by Ebury in 2005. Reviews is a collection of various theatre and music reviews that I've done for The Press and BBC North Yorkshire More information about Dangerous Love and my other published works can be found on the Klockworks Website. Thanks for visiting. Enjoy! |
Thursday, April 14
Klockworks interview: What happened after the book was published? Did anyone else come forward?
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Kate Lock
on Thu 14 Apr 2005 21:13 BST
I was contacted by two other people who had known either Tim or Tina's daughter after the book was published, both of whom provided significant information. One was Edwin Rowntree, another former colleague of Tim's, who recalled 'Mr Franklin' as 'the perfect gentleman' and then recalled a story in which Tim complained about his struggle to manage since his 'good lady' had 'upped and left' him, as well as having an ex-wife to support. Chillingly, Tim's 'good lady' - Tina Strauss - was laying buried in the back garden at the time, having been beaten and strangled by him. more »
Klockworks interview: What reaction did you get to your portrayal of domestic abuse?
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Kate Lock
on Thu 14 Apr 2005 21:11 BST
An astonishing number of women - some already known to me, others not - 'came out' to me and confessed that they, too, had been in abusive, controlling and violent relationships. These were intelligent, poised, professional women working in the media, education, local government and retail who show no outward sign of the trauma they've been through. Some of them found it almost too hard to read my book because it reminded them so much of their own experiences and in one of my friends it triggered flashbacks and nightmares. more »
Klockworks interview: What research did you do for the book?
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Kate Lock
on Thu 14 Apr 2005 21:08 BST
My initial research was based on cuttings from newspaper archives. The story of the 'remote executive' and how he murdered his mistress was national news back in March 1971 when Tim's case came to trial, generating some salacious (and speculative) headlines. more »
Klockworks interview: The story in Dangerous Love takes place in the early 80s. Why did you leave it 20 years to write the book?
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Kate Lock
on Thu 14 Apr 2005 20:54 BST
I've made numerous attempts to write this story since Tim Franklin died in 1987, but I could never find a satisfactory way of doing it. For a long time, I thought I'd have to fictionalise it, partly because there was so much that I didn't know about Tim's past, and partly because - well, I wasn't famous. And who wants to read an autobiography by someone unknown? There was a third reason, probably the most telling one: emotionally, I just wasn't ready. I'd sit and read his letters and I'd cry. more »
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