New Heathrow book released
27.10.11
Writer Tony Parsons has returned to Heathrow Airport to read from the book he wrote after spending a week living at the hub. Around 5,000 copies of the book, called Departures: Seven Stories From Heathrow, were given to passengers ahead of its publication. The reading at Terminal 5 yesterday was also shown on the airport's Facebook page.
Mr Parsons said: ‘There's something both magical and majestic in the way that airports allow us to connect to the world in a way that would have been unfathomable to my parents' generation. I feel very fortunate for the experiences I have had as Heathrow's writer-in-residence and for the chance to learn more about the airport's unique history, folklore and truly global residents.'
'It has opened my eyes to how Heathrow is not just a hub for physical journeys, but also very often where passengers reach a crossroads in their lives and embark on new and life-changing experiences. I even got caught up myself in the intense emotion that takes place here during my stay as I waved goodbye to emigrating friends and met an uncle that I hadn't seen in two decades.’
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