Susan Kay

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in Manchester, England, The United Kingdom

January 01, 1953

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Susan Kay (b. 1953) is a writer.

She is most known for her book, Phantom, which expands upon the history of Erik, the character from Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera, in an episodic format of seven chapters from different characters' points of view.

Susan Kay did not travel to Iran to research the novel, although she did research in person at the Paris Opera House.

Her first novel was Legacy, about the life of Queen Elizabeth I and won a Georgette Heyer Historical Novel Prize and a Betty Trask Award in 1985.

She worked as a primary school teacher until leaving to bring up a family, and now lives with her husband and two children in Cheshire.

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Susan Kay's Books

Average rating: 4.34 · 5,947 ratings · 562 reviews · 10 distinct works · Similar authors

	Phantom 4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 4,892 ratings — published 1990 — 21 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Legacy 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 1,044 ratings — published 1983 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reward Upper Intermediate. Resource Pack 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jamais Vu 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pontchartrain Shooter 1.0 of 5 stars 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Raspus 1.0 of 5 stars 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seasons Change 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seasons Change 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seasons Change 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Abby & Gabby Tales 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“None of us can choose where we shall love...”
― Susan Kay, Phantom

tags: empathy, love, opera, passion, phantom, sympathy, understanding

240 people liked it

“Great beauty is often perceived by human senses as pain.”
― Susan Kay

tags: beauty

18 people liked it

“My mind has touched the farthest horizons of mortal imagination and reaches ever outward to embrace infinity. There is no knowledge beyond my comprehension, no art or skill upon this entire planet that lies beyond the mastery of my hand. And yet, like Faust, I look in vain, I learn in vain. . . . For as long as I live, no woman will ever look on me in love.”
― Susan Kay, Phantom

tags: erik, love, opera, phantom, phantom-of-the-opera

16 people liked it

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Which book would you like to read for our July 15 - August 15 European Royalty group read?

The Winter Palace: A Novel of Catherine the Great by Eva Stachniak

19 votes, 32.2%

Legacy: The Acclaimed Novel of Elizabeth, England's Most Passionate Queen -- And the Three Men Who Loved Her by Susan Kay

17 votes, 28.8%

Lady of the English by Elizabeth Chadwick

15 votes, 25.4%

Queen By Right by Anne Easter Smith

8 votes, 13.6%

59 total votes

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