I write because I have always been curious about what it would feel like to be someone else, in a different situation. Fiction is a wonderful way of exploring that.
Gillian Cross
Gillian Cross
Non-fiction books have helped me enormously with lots of my books.
Gillian Cross
If fiction changes things, it's usually because it's a powerful way of exploring social issues. And it helps us to understand people who are different from us.
Gillian Cross
Refugees come from many different backgrounds and live in many different circumstances, so I wouldn't like to generalise. But I think refugees from the U.K. would probably be healthier and better fed than those from many other countries.
Gillian Cross
One of the fantastic things about books, fiction or non-fiction, is the way they give you a chance to look into different lives.