Sarah Moss | False Starts | Granta Magazine

Sarah Moss on how her first drafts are like a dressmaker's maquettes, the research that precedes every new project she undertakes, and the importance of reading to a writer.

[Brewskin]

Reading Ghost Wall: Incredibly crafted, painfully-relevant work of genius! Is that a picture of hitler behind her?

[JEKAZOL]

Ghost Wall: A total attack on maleness. Every character is tailored to make men look stupid, oppressive and instinct driven. The women are, lead one: clever, rebellious and oppressed; her friend: liberated slutty and headstrong; her mum (old generation): broken and subservient to men. So fashionable. Is the author a man hating lesbian? Or working for the BBC? It was actually fascinating for me to read. It did slump half way through. All in all: fascinating and annoying. A perfect modern example of 'SJWism'. Very odd. It's not that there are not examples of this stuff being true - It's unbalanced and unrealistic. I looked at the author's photo
She is obviously 'posh'. I am from the UK and can see that instantly. Obviously lives in a money bubble away from (a good portion of) reality. Fascinating. I bought the book as it entered my life through synchronicity, and it delivered something personally to me.