01c. 1968 ADI've always had a keen sense of history. My father was an antiques dealer and he used to bring home boxes full of treasures, and each item always had a tale attached.Sara Sheridan / quote ↗
02c. 1968 ADWhat used to be edgy (divorces) has become mainstream and what used to be mainstream (racism and sexism) has become shocking.Sara Sheridan / quote ↗
03c. 1968 ADIn wartime, she thought to herself, you don’t call a death murder.Sara Sheridan / quote ↗
05c. 1968 ADWe have more choice than ever before about where and how we buy and read books.Sara Sheridan / quote ↗
06c. 1968 ADWriting about the 1950s has given me tremendous respect for my mother's generation.Sara Sheridan / quote ↗
07c. 1968 ADI've found myself moved by letters and diaries in archives as well as trashy, summer blockbusters. It's possible to make a connection with any kind of writing - as long as the writing is good.Sara Sheridan / quote ↗
08c. 1968 ADI'm very aware we are the first generation ever to have such incredible opportunities to express ourselves publicly to a worldwide audience.Sara Sheridan / quote ↗
09c. 1968 ADI believe that being able to communicate directly with readers is a boon. I certainly enjoy it as much as they do.Sara Sheridan / quote ↗
10c. 1968 ADFor a novelist, the gaps in a story are as intriguing as material that still exists.Sara Sheridan / quote ↗
11c. 1968 ADMost people do a good deal of whatever they do motivated by love. For me, few stories are truly complete without it.Sara Sheridan / quote ↗
12c. 1968 ADAt the end of the day, that's what a family is - a group of different people who accept each other.Sara Sheridan / quote ↗
14c. 1968 ADSometimes I create a character from a scrap - a mere mention that has been left behind.Sara Sheridan / quote ↗
15c. 1968 ADIn the industry, trying out new genres is not always encouraged but what I've discovered is that as a writer, a jaunt outside my comfort zone generally brings new skills to the main body of my work.Sara Sheridan / quote ↗
16c. 1968 ADFor a writer it's a genuinely interesting and hopefully profitable era that makes a variety of books available to a variety of readers, extending both what's available and who gets to read it.Sara Sheridan / quote ↗
17c. 1968 ADI remember calling the council's cemetery department to ask about body decomposition in different soil types. Once they had verified that I was a novelist and not a sicko, they were extremely helpful.Sara Sheridan / quote ↗
21c. 1968 ADI jealously guard my research time and I love fully immersing myself in those dusty old books and papers. It's one of the most enjoyable parts of my job.Sara Sheridan / quote ↗
24c. 1968 ADI realised early on that being an author is a hugely misunderstood job.Sara Sheridan / quote ↗
