“The complexion of a novelist is seldom rosy (Paul Bailey once announced to a heavy-hearted audience of novelists at PEN that we have always been an ugly tribe). We are engaged in indoor activity, haemorrhoidal, prone to chillblains, poor of circulation.” PoorAudienceActivityUglyHeavyNovelistsEngagedPensTribesHeartedCirculationRosyComplexionHeavy Hearted Author:Jane Gardam
