The simplicity of writing captured in a beautiful object of a book, where Levy is asked to respond to Orwell's essay Why I Write. The response becomes a memoir that helps define Levy as an author, and touches on subjects including the political and feminist motivations of being a female author born in South Africa. Her early life in South Africa and England brings context to her present-day writing. Touching, tragic, and very funny, this is an excellent literary essay and a joy to read.