Emma Donoghue interview quoted here
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The book that made me want to write was The Passion by Jeanette Winterson. It made me feel that historical fiction didn’t have to be fusty and all about bodices, that it could be a thrilling novel, which just happened to be set in 1800.
— Emma Donoghue on Jeanette Winterson
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Source: Wikiquote: "Jeanette Winterson" (Quotes about Jeanette Winterson)
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About Emma Donoghue
Emma Donoghue (born 24 October 1969) is an Irish-Canadian playwright, literary historian, novelist, and screenwriter.
About Emma Donoghue
Emma Donoghue (born 24 October 1969) is an Irish-Canadian playwright, literary historian, novelist, and screenwriter.
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