Susie Alegre Q&A: “I was advised to travel the world or join the circus”

The human rights lawyer on Eleanor Roosevelt, Northern Exposure and Manx history and folklore.

Susie Alegre was born in 1971 on the Isle of Man. She is an international human rights lawyer and author. Her first book Freedom to Think was shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature Christopher Bland Prize 2023.

Making dens in the bushes on the coastal path in Port Saint Mary, Isle of Man.

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