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
I never write about CIA conspiracies or the FBI or mafia or anything like that because I just don't understand that world. But I think I do understand individual human harmfulness. Sophie Hannah ciaconspiracyfbi Change image and share on social
I always notice the dysfunctional dynamic of human relationships because most places where you encounter it, people are trying to pretend it isn't happening. Sophie Hannah dynamicdysfunctionalencounter Change image and share on social
Reading is the only area of my life in which I prefer to be non-autonomous. Sophie Hannah areaautonomouslife Change image and share on social
I am trying to write novels for properly clever people, but I also want them to be proper novels that also stick in a person's mind and have an atmosphere about them. Sophie Hannah atmosphereclevermind 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
When my children were very young, I was slated to go on a business trip. When it was nearly canceled, I decided I wouldn't tell anyone and go off for a week's vacation anyway. In the end, the trip went off as planned. But I was intrigued by the idea of an illicit holiday. Sophie Hannah businesscanceledchild share on social
In a crime novel, if you are going to have a big revelation in chapter 30, you have to plant the information in chapters three and 11. Sophie Hannah bigchaptercrime Change image and share on social
Just because someone has stylistic limitations doesn't necessarily make them a worse writer. Sophie Hannah badlylimitationmake Change image and share on social
