the children’s book is a novel by celebrated British author AS Byatt the
celebrated British author AS Byatt the
celebrated British author AS Byatt the novel is a social and political portrait
novel is a social and political portrait
novel is a social and political portrait of the era towards the end of the
of the era towards the end of the
of the era towards the end of the nineteenth and turn of the 20th century
nineteenth and turn of the 20th century
nineteenth and turn of the 20th century hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with buy it
with buy it
with buy it about her book and her writing process
about her book and her writing process
about her book and her writing process first off can you give us a brief
first off can you give us a brief
first off can you give us a brief synopsis brief of the children’s book
synopsis brief of the children’s book
synopsis brief of the children’s book it’s a difficult book to give a synopsis
it’s a difficult book to give a synopsis
it’s a difficult book to give a synopsis of it has a very large number of
of it has a very large number of
of it has a very large number of characters some of whom are children at
characters some of whom are children at
characters some of whom are children at the beginning of the book in 1895 and
the beginning of the book in 1895 and
the beginning of the book in 1895 and some and young adults at the end of the
some and young adults at the end of the
some and young adults at the end of the book in 1919 it works on various levels
book in 1919 it works on various levels
book in 1919 it works on various levels it it tells some of the fairy stories
it it tells some of the fairy stories
it it tells some of the fairy stories there’s a level at which it is a fairy
there’s a level at which it is a fairy
there’s a level at which it is a fairy story and there’s another level at which
story and there’s another level at which
story and there’s another level at which it is so for history and there’s another
it is so for history and there’s another
it is so for history and there’s another level at which it is sort of people’s
level at which it is sort of people’s
level at which it is sort of people’s personal histories and how they nth wine
personal histories and how they nth wine
personal histories and how they nth wine with each other tell us about writing
with each other tell us about writing
with each other tell us about writing the children’s book and maybe how the
the children’s book and maybe how the
the children’s book and maybe how the writing of it was different or the same
writing of it was different or the same
writing of it was different or the same as your other novels it’s support which
as your other novels it’s support which
as your other novels it’s support which required an enormous amount of research
required an enormous amount of research
required an enormous amount of research and the research was intensely
and the research was intensely
and the research was intensely pleasurable because it’s a period of
pleasurable because it’s a period of
pleasurable because it’s a period of about which I knew nothing really I know
about which I knew nothing really I know
about which I knew nothing really I know a lot about the high Victorians in the
a lot about the high Victorians in the
a lot about the high Victorians in the 1830s and 1840s but I always rather
1830s and 1840s but I always rather
1830s and 1840s but I always rather disliked this generation of session
disliked this generation of session
disliked this generation of session lists and bright young things
lists and bright young things
lists and bright young things I thought they were all rather silly and
I thought they were all rather silly and
I thought they were all rather silly and the writers were more silly than the
the writers were more silly than the
the writers were more silly than the ones before them or the ones after them
ones before them or the ones after them
ones before them or the ones after them then I had to do a lot of research on
then I had to do a lot of research on
then I had to do a lot of research on Germany because a lot of the characters
Germany because a lot of the characters
Germany because a lot of the characters go to Munich and then I had to do a lot
go to Munich and then I had to do a lot
go to Munich and then I had to do a lot of ordinary political history research
of ordinary political history research
of ordinary political history research because it ends up with the First World
because it ends up with the First World
because it ends up with the First World War and you’ve done enough research when
War and you’ve done enough research when
War and you’ve done enough research when you get around to finding books
you get around to finding books
you get around to finding books mentioned in footnotes that you have
mentioned in footnotes that you have
mentioned in footnotes that you have already read you seem very adamant that
already read you seem very adamant that
already read you seem very adamant that you’ll never write a quote me book can
you’ll never write a quote me book can
you’ll never write a quote me book can you explain to us why that is and what a
you explain to us why that is and what a
you explain to us why that is and what a me book is exactly I do believe writing
me book is exactly I do believe writing
me book is exactly I do believe writing or not to be self-expression I think if
or not to be self-expression I think if
or not to be self-expression I think if all you want to do is express yourself
all you want to do is express yourself
all you want to do is express yourself you should probably go and work in a
you should probably go and work in a
you should probably go and work in a hospital or be a social worker which is
hospital or be a social worker which is
hospital or be a social worker which is the kind of fate I was brought up to
the kind of fate I was brought up to
the kind of fate I was brought up to believe was the best phage
believe was the best phage
believe was the best phage was brought up by the Quakers who
was brought up by the Quakers who
was brought up by the Quakers who believe very very strongly that you
believe very very strongly that you
believe very very strongly that you shouldn’t be self-centered I also have
shouldn’t be self-centered I also have
shouldn’t be self-centered I also have read enormous numbers of books by young
read enormous numbers of books by young
read enormous numbers of books by young women who simply want to describe their
women who simply want to describe their
women who simply want to describe their feelings and lives and I don’t know
feelings and lives and I don’t know
feelings and lives and I don’t know quite why you would bother to write a
quite why you would bother to write a
quite why you would bother to write a story about your own feelings except
story about your own feelings except
story about your own feelings except that you might feel they weren’t real
that you might feel they weren’t real
that you might feel they weren’t real and you would make them real that way
and you would make them real that way
and you would make them real that way but I think a good novel all the novels
but I think a good novel all the novels
but I think a good novel all the novels I had loved looks out it tries to
I had loved looks out it tries to
I had loved looks out it tries to understand what the world is and put it
understand what the world is and put it
understand what the world is and put it together in a new shape thank you very
together in a new shape thank you very
together in a new shape thank you very much thank you
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