‘I was hit by an emotional hurricane’: Esther Freud, Deborah Levy and other novelists revisit their childhood homes

<p>Even in adulthood, the place where you grew up never really leaves you. Could paying a return visit help six writers understand its power?</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/sep/13/writers-revisit-childhood-homes-julia-samuel-alexei-sayle-esther-freud-debora