Rosamund Lupton visited Alaska, where The Quality of Silence is set. Here are some photos she took of her icy journey, including an eery photo of a truck you might recognise from descriptions in the book.
What inspired Rosamund Lupton to set her brand new novel, The Quality of Silence, in the frozen darkness of Alaska? And why did she choose Ruby, ten years old and deaf, as the main voice in the book?
Head over to the Sainsbury’s eBooks blog to read a piece from Rosamund Lupton on her inspiration for The Quality of Silence.
Later, as a struggling writer, borrowing books was the only way to feed a voracious reading habit. So it’s wonderful now – and a little unreal – when my books are borrowed from libraries. Many libraries have chosen ‘Sister’ or ‘Afterwards’ as their book club choice which has made me tremendously proud. I’d like to particularly thank the following libraries and librarians for their support both in the UK and in the USA, either by their staff picking and reviewing the books, or for making Sister or Afterwards a book club choice.
Thank you.
Special thanks to…
New York Public Library – Thank you for choosing ‘Sister’ as a best thriller of 2011 and ‘Afterwards’ as a highly recommended book from all years.
School Library Journal – USA
London Public Library
Leicestershire Libraries
Rockville-Centre Public Library
University Library Loughbourough
Porthcawl Library reading group
New Malden and Old Malden libraries
Maesteg Library
Perth and Kinross libraries
Salt Lake County Library
Warren Public Library – USA
Kearney Public Library, Arizona
Mission Library – Tucson
Mandel Public Library – West Palm Beach
INgleby Barwick Library
Jones Lbrary – Massachusetts
Mesa County Libraries – Colorado
New Hampshire Library Association
Parramatta City Libraries – Australia
Warwickshire College Library
Swampscott Public Library Massachusetts
The Fairbanks Library Bookclub
East Meadow Public Library – New York
Columbus Metropolitan Library (info from the Columbus Dispatch)
In 2011 Sister was the eighth most borrowed book in the UK and third most borrowed in Scotland. Of all the statistics associated with ‘Sister’ this is the one that makes me most proud.
In the UK authors are calling for ‘a library in every school’ legislation. Surely every child should be able to leave where he or she is from – wherever that might be – and have the same open door into the world of books.