Cambridge is heaven, I am convinced it is the nicest place in the world to live. As you walk round, most people look incredibly bright, as if they are probably off to win a Nobel prize. Sophie Hannah brightcambridgeconvince Change image and share on social
There are very few well-adjusted people in my books. But I do think that's normal. Because everyone does have their issues and hang-ups. Sophie Hannah adjustbookhang Change image and share on social
I love the house we're in, but at the same time, I'm hooked on the romance of house-hunting. Sophie Hannah hookhousehunt Change image and share on social
My characters all have issues, but I don't see that as weird or abnormal because I think in real life there are very few bland, normal people. Sophie Hannah abnormalblandcharacter Change image and share on social
Agatha Christie's writing is incredibly skillful because her books are incredibly intellectually puzzling and challenging. Sophie Hannah agathabookchallenge Change image and share on social
Agatha Christie never wrote books that just started with a dead body, and a 'Let's find out who the murderer is', which is kind of mysterious but not that mysterious. She always started with, 'How can this thing be happening; isn't it strange?' Sophie Hannah agathabodybook share on social
The crimes in my books are committed by people who can't keep it together any more. They do something to express their own pain, and that has a terrible effect on somebody else. Sophie Hannah bookcommitcrime Change image and share on social
Try as I might, Agatha Christie is unique. The actual writing style can't be exactly the same, so instead of trying to replicate it exactly, the way I got around it was by inventing a new narrator. Sophie Hannah actualagathachristie Change image and share on social
For me, a big part of writing psychological thrillers is choosing crimes committed for motives which would only apply to a particular person in a particular situation; a unique, one-off motive that is born out of someone's particular range of psychological afflictions. Sophie Hannah afflictionapplybear share on social
With me, even if my life depended on it, I wouldn't be able to cry. Not with somebody there. Because even if I'm talking about bad and upsetting things, if there is somebody else in the room, I am trying to entertain them. If there is somebody there, I am in performance mode. I can only cry if I am on my own. Sophie Hannah badcrydepend share on social