Celia Barry

“Time was being served behind the walls of Newgate jail, and wasted by philosophers in cafes on the Strand; it was lost by those who wished the past were present, and loathed by those who wished the present past.”
― Sarah Perry, The Essex Serpent

“Nana didn’t say much, just a few judicious wisecracks. Hmm. You’ll have to either get a smaller arse or a bigger skirt, Eileen.”
― Donal Ryan, The Queen of Dirt Island

“Time was being served behind the walls of Newgate jail, and wasted by philosophers in cafes on the Strand; it was lost by those who wished the past were present, and loathed by those who wished the present past. Oranges and lemons rang the chimes of St Clement’s, and Westminster’s division bell was dumb.”
― Sarah Perry, The Essex Serpent

“William Ransome and Cora Seaborne, stripped of code and convention, even of speech, stood with her strong hand in his: children of the earth lost in wonder.”
― Sarah Perry, The Essex Serpent