In the third in her new series ‘Where Writers Write’, literary blogger ‘Cornflower books’ comes into my writing room, asks some questions and has a good look around.
We talk about why I can’t write in cafes, various notebooks, noise, and painting the walls cobalt blue. You can find the interview in detail – plus pictures – right here.
And a review of Rook by Cornflower books from which the extract below is taken, here
‘Spanning six months from early summer to winter, the narrative circles and spirals, shifts and settles like a flock of birds in a wheeling swoop before coming to rest. Its shape and texture lets the many layers of the characters’ histories rise gradually to the surface, and every scene uses clear-sighted observation to raise the grain of its fabric to almost tangibly detailed effect. It is an affecting work, closely woven, beautifully tempered, and it bears out the promise of Jane’s first novel, The Devil’s Music,
in fine style; it’s a superb piece of writing.’ Rook by Jane Rusbridge
Published on March 05, 2013 07:24