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Susan Howatch, 57, is author of many novels, including most recently The Wonder Worker. She spoke with B&C from her home in London.
While you now live in London, for a time you lived in Salisbury, which is the background for the Starbridge novels. The town seems to have had a profound affect on you.
When I was down in Salisbury I had a very small apartment which was about a hundred yards from the west front of the cathedral. So for about three years I lived with that building. It had the most extraordinary effect on me. I was hypnotized by seeing it in all weathers and times of day and night. Gradually it got to me.
I wasn't a churchgoer. I wasn't particularly religious when I went down to Salisbury, but I became interested. Various things happened in my professional and personal life that were quite upsetting, and I began to wonder what life was really all about. I wouldn't call it a midlife crisis. I always think a midlife crisis is when you cling to your youth. I would say instead it was the beginning of what they call a "second journey." This is when you reach a crossroads
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Biographical Statement
Susan Howatch was born in Surrey, England in 1940. She obtained a law degree from London University and then immigrated to the United States for eleven years where she married, had a daughter and embarked on a career as a writer. During that time she wrote eight novels, including her international bestsellers Penmarric and The Wheel of Fortune. When she eventually left the United States in 1980, she lived in the Republic of Ireland for four years before returning to England and began to study Church history. She also spent time in Salisbury which was the inspiration for the six novels of her Starbridge series. In 1993 she made headlines by funding a lectureship in theology and natural science at Cambridge University. She was elected Fellow of Kings College, London, in 1999. She currently lives in London.
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Susan Howatch
British author (born 1940)
Susan Howatch | |
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| Born | (1940-07-14) 14 July 1940 (age 84) Surrey, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English |
| Education | Sutton High School |
| Alma mater | King's College London |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Years active | 1965- |
| Notable works | The Wheel of Fortune |
Susan Howatch (born 14 July 1940) is a British author. Her writing career has been distinguished by family saga-type novels that describe the lives of related characters for long periods of time. Her later books have also become known for their religious and philosophical themes.
Early life
Susan Howatch was born on 14 July 1940, in Leatherhead, Surrey, England; as Susan Elizabeth Sturt. Her father was a stockbroker. As a child, she was educated at Sutton High School. Even though she was an only child and her father had died during the Second World War, she has often described her childhood to be a happy and satisfied one. After completing her school studies, she entered King's College in London and obtained her degree
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