I fell in love with Norwich once I stepped on its roads

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Written by Debby Lukito Goeyardi, and was originally published in National Centre for Writing. Oct 25, 2017

National Centre for Writing

Debby Lukito Goeyardi is a writer of children’s and teen literature from Indonesia. She recenly visited Norwich with Avianti Armand and Nuril Basri for a week-long residency funded by the Indonesian Book Committee. I fell in love with Norwich once I stepped on its roads and breathed its fresh and pure air. I fell in love with the warmth of the people once they greeted me. I met many lovely persons whom I will hold in my heart dearly, such as Kate Griffin, Sophie Scott-Brown, Kevin Crossley-Holland, Angel Igov, Isabelle King as well as Fairless who is indeed a very talented guitarist!

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