I Like The Idea Of A Big

Thatcherism Has Become Bigger Than She Ever Was.

You Would Go Mad If You Began To Speculate About The Impact Your Novel Might Have While You Were Still Writing It.

Contemporary Britain Seems An Endlessly Fascinating Place To Me - But If I Knew A Little Bit More About Other Places, And Other Times, Maybe It Wouldn't.

I'm One Of Those Unlucky People Who Had A Happy Childhood.

For Many Weeks After [my Wife] Died, I Could Not Get Used To The Feeling Of Coldness And Lifelessness On Her Side Of The Bed - And It Was Even Worse When They Took The Body Away And Buried Her.