Swimming in the U.K. is not really about enjoying a sultry experience. It's about cold, clear acts of purification, and constitutional durability. It's about invigoration and bravado. Sarah Hall actbravadoclear Change image and share on social
Set in a nameless colonial country, in an unspecified era, Katie Kitamura's second novel tracks the fortunes of a landowning family during the first waves of civil unrest. Sarah Hall civilcolonialcountry Change image and share on social
My favourite pool is located in a remote valley in the eastern Lake District, surrounded by vine-hung cliffs and slippery boulders. It has a torrential sheet waterfall at one end and is almost black in colour, so it appears bottomless, a portal to nowhere. Sarah Hall appearblackbottomless share on social
There's nothing like the vast, dark Atlantic to remind you of your mortality. But terror can also be exhilarating. Sarah Hall atlanticdarkexhilarate Change image and share on social
I've always been interested in wolves, since I was a child. There was a wolf enclosure in a wildlife park very close to where I was brought up; they were the main attraction. Sarah Hall attractionbringchild Change image and share on social
When you are a kid, a wolf is an amazing sight, so sumptuous. I sort of knew these were splendid creatures, that I was not going to find them outside roaming around. It was like a dog, but not a dog. It was incredible, a god! Sarah Hall amazecreaturedog share on social
For about two years, while researching 'The Wolf Border,' I was a complete wolf bore. I would regurgitate everything I was researching, whether people were interested or not. Sarah Hall bearbordercomplete Change image and share on social
I don't like novels that tie everything up in a plot-y way. I always think that's not really true of life, particularly of people in power. Sarah Hall lifenovelpeople Change image and share on social
Quite a lot is required of writers these days in terms of, if not promoting the work, then being a representative of the work. It's a difficult thing, really. Sarah Hall daydifficultlot Change image and share on social
I've always been interested in the history of radical feminism - what happened to those women of the 1960s and '70s. Sarah Hall 1960s70sfeminism Change image and share on social
