Faulks On Fiction

Faulks On FictionThe publication of "Robinson Crusoe" in London in 1719 marked the arrival of a revolutionary art form: the novel. British writers were prominent in shaping the new type of storytelling one which reflected the experiences of ordinary people, with characters in whom readers could find not only an escape, but a deeper understanding of their own lives. But the novel was more than just a reflection of British life. As Sebastian Faulks explains in this

Tom--who does eventually learn to fly (sort of)--dispenses psychiatric advice in a fake German accent

But Becky didn't just disappear - she jumped off a tall building and seemingly never reached the ground

Huma Abedin

two young people who desperately want to love and be loved but are afraid to completely let go of their pasts

the city of Blackwell

and still so tiny in stature that people think she's in the fifth grade

In the child's room

or fatigue

the cupcake craze is showing no signs of dying but rather heading in a new direction: toward the savoury

Can Nigel win the girl and the respect of his family or is he destined to be a totally lame vampire forever

Their relationship has spanned fifteen years - through four television shows

Brigid Keenan was a successful young London fashion journalist when she fell in love with a diplomat and left behind the gilt chairs of the Paris salons for a large chicken shed in Nepal