Our Book Club author on Eimear McBride, Maud Gonne McBride, Elena Ferrante, Wide Sargasso Sea and why dead people, naturally, are her dream dinner party guests
by Martin Doyle
What was the first book to make an impression on you?
I recall being terrified as a very small child by the Ladybird version of Rumpelstiltskin so that definitely made an impression on me, albeit not a happy one.
What was your favourite book as a child?
Anne of Green Gables.
And what is your favourite book or books now?
Earlier this year I discovered Elena Ferrante. I love The Lost Daughter.