Rasputin's daughter understands the revolution. She would have been an outsider, a spectator in the royal family and to the revolution. Kathryn Harrison daughterfamilyoutsider Change image and share on social
Because the kind of nonfiction I write has a plot, the events and transactions that make up a life, nonfiction offers me a break from plotting. Kathryn Harrison breakeventkind Change image and share on social
'Madame Bovary' advanced slowly, as slowly as it would have to have, given an author who held himself accountable to each word, that it be the right word, of which there could be only one. Kathryn Harrison accountableadvanceauthor Change image and share on social
Shorter work - personal essays and book reviews - allow me to take a break from working on a book, which is good for the book and for its author. Kathryn Harrison authorbookbreak Change image and share on social
I am perfectly capable of writing things about myself that one doesn't discuss in polite company, but I was raised by people who said you don't discuss politics, you don't discuss religion, and you certainly don't discuss people's sex lives. Kathryn Harrison capablecompanydiscuss share on social
I got history solidly under my belt, reading Russian history and biographies. I couldn't change the facts. I could only play with how the people might have responded to the facts of their lives. Kathryn Harrison beltbiographychange Change image and share on social
When I was eleven, my mother gave me Robert K. Massie's 'Nicholas and Alexandra.' It was the first 'grownup' book I read, and I loved it. Kathryn Harrison alexandrabookeleven Change image and share on social
I used to enjoy reading true crime, but I've discovered that I don't have the journalism nose for blood. Kathryn Harrison bloodcrimediscover Change image and share on social
A lot of writers dwell on their relationships with their mothers, but only a few are worth reading. Kathryn Harrison dwelllotmother Change image and share on social
I reread 'Nicholas and Alexandra' in my early twenties, and I never forgot the story. Kathryn Harrison alexandraearlyforget Change image and share on social
