“I'm drawn to the 1950s for lots of reasons - everything from the fashion to the increasing sense of freedom and modernity… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
One of the great things about the Fifties is there are so many secrets - people who've come back from the war… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
Writing about the 1950s has given me tremendous respect for my mother's generation. — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
“In the doorway of Fortnum & Mason a young couple were kissing, oblivious to the world. The neon signs mounted on the… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
“The fifties is a decade when every year is markedly different from the one before and after. That doesn't happen every decade.… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
“The 1950s is a key decade in the 20th Century. Each year has a distinctive flavour.” — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
Everyone assumes writers spend their time lounging around, writing and occasionally striking a pose whilst having a think. — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
“Kissing her is like drinking salted water, he thinks. His thirst only increases.” — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
Those who have not been stung will hardly fear a bee the same as those who have. — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
“We are in the middle of the biggest revolution in reading and writing since the advent of the Gutenberg press.” — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
The sky was a sparkling succession of black diamonds on black velvet made crystal clear by the blackout. — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
History is full of blank spaces, but good stories, invariably, are not. — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
“The mass communications that could enable our politics for good have instead turned it into a bland conglomeration of stinted opinion cloaked in the… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
I've found myself moved by letters and diaries in archives as well as trashy, summer blockbusters. It's possible to make a connection with any… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
As an historical novelist - there are few jobs more retrospective. I dumped science at an early age. — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
“Crime writers, I've noticed, can be jumpy. They live in a world where there are murderers on the loose and they haven't been caught… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
