Alan Moore is a peculiarly unsung triumph of British culture, and Northampton, where he was born in 1953, the son of brewery worker Ernest and printer Sylvia, is where you must go to find him. Susanna Clarke alanbearbrewery Change image and share on social
I had to restrain myself from buying a book on 19th-century fruit knives. Susanna Clarke 19thbookbuy Change image and share on social
'Pride and Prejudice' is often compared to 'Cinderella,' but Jane Austen's real 'Cinderella' tale is 'Mansfield Park.' Susanna Clarke austencinderellacompare Change image and share on social
In some ways, 'Mansfield Park' is 'Pride and Prejudice' turned inside out. Susanna Clarke insidemansfieldpark Change image and share on social
I feel very much at home in the early nineteenth century and am not inclined to leave it. Susanna Clarke centuryearlyfeel Change image and share on social
It's funny, because I don't think of myself as a novelist. I think of myself as a writer. Susanna Clarke funnynovelistwriter Change image and share on social
One way of grounding the magic is by putting in lots of stuff about street lamps, carriages, and how difficult it is to get good servants. Susanna Clarke carriagedifficultgood Change image and share on social
I had always been fascinated by comics, but it had taken me several weeks to make up my mind to buy 'Watchmen'; for someone on a publisher's assistant's salary, it was some quite unheard-of sum of money. Susanna Clarke assistantbuycomic share on social
It seemed to me that you make magic real by making it a little prosaic, a little difficult and disappointing - never quite as glamorous as the other characters imagine. Susanna Clarke characterdifficultdisappoint Change image and share on social
I can write most places. I particularly like writing on trains. Being between places is quite liberating, and looking out of the window, watching a procession of landscapes and random-ish objects, is very good for stories. Susanna Clarke goodishlandscape share on social
