I am so glad that I stepped out of my box and read this book. To say that I was initially thrilled to be told that the books that I had requested to reviewed were oversubscribed and that I could request'Piranesi'. There are twists and turns, literally and figuratively that unfolds this mystery. The House, where the story mainly takes place, is atmospheric, haunting, yet calming to the soul. In history, Piranesi is an Italian artist famous for his etchings of Time and of fictitious and atmospheric 'prisons'. Our main character is Piranesi, though this is not his real name. Art reminds us of what was and so it is in this book. It reminds us what has come before us in history and gives us an opportunity to experience the good, the bad and the ugly in a way that calls upon our senses. The author has written what could have been a rather frightful book into one that is beautifully lyrical, poignant and believable. It makes you think about life and it's cycle. Why? Because it is magical and otherworldly. That being said I have just finished reading 'Piranesi' by Susanna Clarke for the third time and will buy the book - I received the ebook to review - to have in my library! Yes, that is how much I loved it. Suffice it to say, I'm not a Trekie, nor a fan of Star Wars. He made me feel anxious! Although I loved 'The Big Bang Theory', I could never figure out the fascination the guys had about ' to go where no man has gone.' It was way beyond their chosen field of expertise. As soon as I saw Rod Seeking, I'd change the channel. Beth Novey adapted it for the Web.I am old enough to remember 'The Twilight Zone'. I'm not too worried about him at all.Ĭonnor Donevan and Jolie Myers produced and edited this interview for broadcast. So, yeah, I think he can go out into the world.

I think he's a good character, and when my husband and I realized that the book was going to be published, we sort of looked at each other and said: How will he cope? Will he be OK? But I think he has a very strong spirit. Piranesi, he has this sort of clarity of spirit, not exactly an innocence, but. On how it feels to let this character out into the world Piranesi loves birds and somebody said: Did you put that in because you're a bird watcher? And I wasn't really a bird watcher, but Piranesi kind of taught me - after I'd written it, I went out and I got bird table, and I got bird seed, and I fed the birds, and I looked after them because I felt: Piranesi would want me to do this - so I did it. And I was writing a story about someone who lives largely alone, but in a vast house, in a house in which there are many, many things to explore and many avenues of exploration, and there's still knowledge to be found and still wonders to be seen, and there's still beauty to fill your eyes, even though you are cut off from a lot of other things. I was aware while I was writing it that I was somebody who'd become incapacitated by illness, who is to a large extent housebound and cut off from people. On the parallels between her experience and Piranesi's I very much wanted to write another big book, but I didn't feel that was a very sensible place to start. But the pressure of all the years when I hadn't written, and all the stories I hadn't written, weighed very heavily on me. But I got to a point where I felt I could write. So at some points during my illness, I suffered very badly with cognitive impairment, with what they call brain fog. The pressure of all the years when I hadn't written, and all the stories I hadn't written, weighed very heavily on me.

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