of life to be discovered. We have an age-old tradition of hospitality here and anyone that comes may be assured of a handsome welcome. Please explain your anonymity? The subject of my work is the people that I write about, not me, and so I choose to leave myself out so that readers can concentrate on the personalities that I feature. I believe in the virtue of modesty and I would never seek to become known publicly. The book Spitalfields Life is out now, published by Saltyard Books. The Spitalfields Life blog features regularly on the AnOther Reader .