“I think it’s really a school she wants to build. A girls’ school.” “Because if she’s serious,” said my mother, over my reply, “you should advise her that she needs to talk to us, to be in partnership with government in one way or another . . . Obviously she has the financial means and the public’s attention—that’s all good—but without understanding the mechanics, it’s just a lot of good intention that goes nowhere. She needs to meet with the relevant authorities.”
