Shadrake has enjoyed a rip-roaring, itinerant writing career, his life shaped by the stories that he has pursued. "What have you done now, Dad?" his children laugh when he phones them from far-flung destinations. But Shadrake's family feared his determination to expose injustice in Singapore was an adventure too far. When he was found guilty of contempt of court last year for claims in his bestselling book, Once a Jolly Hangman, his youngest daughter emailed to ask: "Will they hang you Dad?" They did not but Shadrake has only recently been freed – and deported back to Britain – after five weeks in Changi prison. Full story
OPINION: Jailed in Singapore for writing a book they didn't like - Patrick Barkham
Shadrake has enjoyed a rip-roaring, itinerant writing career, his life shaped by the stories that he has pursued. "What have you done now, Dad?" his children laugh when he phones them from far-flung destinations. But Shadrake's family feared his determination to expose injustice in Singapore was an adventure too far. When he was found guilty of contempt of court last year for claims in his bestselling book, Once a Jolly Hangman, his youngest daughter emailed to ask: "Will they hang you Dad?" They did not but Shadrake has only recently been freed – and deported back to Britain – after five weeks in Changi prison. Full story
