That's one blazing passage from Sarah Hall's most recent novel, Haweswater--a meditation on the earth-shaking changes in a poor farming village in England. Tomorrow night, she's reading at the KGB Bar in New York, teaching us how she creates these stunning settings.
If you're in the city, you should check it out. The flyer follows after the jump. If you can't, never fear, I'm going to put together some highlights and author interviews for the series--making up for my slacking in the Five Easy Questions department...
Fiction: Harper's Perennial Girl Tour
KGB Bar, East Village, NYC
Start: Oct 29 2006 - 7:00pm
Oct 29 2006 - 9:00pm
Sarah Hall divides her time between the north of and
“A writer of showstopping genius: everyone should buy this novel.” – The Guardian
Heather O’Neill is a contributor to This American Life. She lives in
“This is a beautiful book. There are phrases in here that will make you laugh out loud, and others that will stop your heart. A definite triumph.” -- David Rakoff
Emily Maguire divides her time between teaching English, writing nonfiction pieces, and working on her next novel. She lives in
“Emily Maguire embodies the great romantic myth of the writer who emerges from nowhere, fully formed.” -- Sydney Morning Herald
Sarah Halls books are amazing. Thanks for putting together those interviews :D I really wish I could have been there.
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