Ann Patchett, plus Magical Historical Fiction with S. J. Parris and Laura Shepherd-Robinson
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The Uncertainty of Magic
There is a natural tendency amongst people to seek different sorts of certainty, whether that be religion or belief in magic. And I think we're interested in exploring the belief systems of the past, perhaps in contrast to our own uncertainties at the moment. It did make me think while I was writing it that given that we are in quite difficult economic times and there's a war in Europe and everything else, whether that might be in part why there is such an interest in these novels about these subjects at the time.
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