POISON HORROR OF HIT MOVIE WRITER; SCOTTISH EXCLUSIVE Author fights for life after eating deadly mushrooms.(News)

Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) | September 2, 2008 | Copyright

Byline: By Bob Dow

THE millionaire author of The Horse Whisperer is fighting for life after eating poisonous mushrooms on a Scots holiday.

Nicholas Evans's wife, her clan chief brother and his wife were also poisoned by the lethal Destroying Angel mushrooms. All four victims were desperately ill last night but Nicholas was in the worst condition and was on adialysis machine.

Friends are frantic with worry about Nicholas, 58, whose book was turned into a hit movie by Robert Redford.

A source close to the family said: "They had absolutely no ...

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