![]() ![]() ![]() How does it feel to be on the other side of the fence? I still try to sneak in a line or reference to a Jane Austen novel or adaption in each book I write! Also at this time I discovered the Bronte sisters and Thomas Hardy – I think they had a big impact on my emotional landscape. My love of her novels was one of the main reasons I started writing. Jane Austen was, and remains, a huge influence. I read a fair bit of Goosebumps, Point Horror and Point Romance at the local library before moving on to the classics in my teens. To be honest, it’s not really for children at all! But the story has always stayed with me. I’d picked it up off my Mum’s bookshelf because I was obsessed with horses and riding at the time, but it was so much more than a ‘pony club’ read. The first book I remember really loving was Black Beauty, by Anna Sewell. Who were your literary influences and heroes as you were growing up? Laura has previously published historical fiction novels about the Hanoverian monarchs, Queen of Bedlam (2014) and Mistress of the Court (2015). Laura’s latest book is The Corset, published this month. ![]() Her first novel for Raven Books, The Silent Companions, won the WHSmith Thumping Good Read Award 2018 and featured in both the Zoe Ball and Radio 2 Book Clubs. ![]() Laura Purcell is a former bookseller turned bestselling novelist. ![]()
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