Patricia
Patricia asked Karen Brooks:

Hi Karen, I became a forever fan after reading The Brewer's Tale. My next read was The Locksmith's Daughter (so many twists and turns) and I just finished The Good Wife of Bath (for certes, amazing.) Next on the list will be The Darkest Shore (love anything set in Scotland) then The Chocolate Maker's Wife. My question to you is there any one author that has been an inspiration to you?

Karen Brooks Hi Patricia! So happy you enjoy my books - that’s lovely. As for any one author - no. I think a number have been (eg. Margaret Atwood, Sara Douglass, Shirley Hazzard, Virginia Woolf, Charles Dickens, Shakespeare, John Keats) but really, so many books and writers inspire me. I adore Karin Slaughter’s ability to tell gripping tales, the poetry of Susan Fletcher’s writing. Michael Connelly, Jo Nesbo and Michael Robotham are brilliant as well. So many writers and books, too little time! Thanks for asking me x

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