Goodreads asked Lucienne Boyce:

How do you get inspired to write?

Lucienne Boyce Inspiration comes from all sorts of places – from studying the eighteenth century, from local places and local history – I live in Bristol, England, where the streets and quays are full of history, and every village, tree and field has a story to tell. I also find inspiration through immersing myself in the culture of the period through its arts, literature and politics. One of the most important literary inspirations for Bloodie Bones was John Clare’s beautiful poem The Mores, which brings home the impact of enclosures on the working people affected by them. And I also see connections between what’s happening today and what happened in the past – the enclosures movement, for example, shaped our landscape, it helped alter people’s working patterns, and encouraged the development of industrial towns.

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