What She Needs,' Tom Said Aloud 'is

I Read Mostly Fiction, A Lot Of 19th-century Novels.

He Had Been Granted His Life's Wish-but Conditionally.

It Was An Odd Relationship, But Then She Was An Extraordinary Woman: A Prioress Who Doubted Much Of What The Church Taught; An Acclaimed Healer Who Rejected Medicine As Practised By Physicians; And A Nun Who Made Enthusiastic Love To Her Man Whenever She Could Get Away With It. If I Wanted A Normal Relationship, Merthin Told Himself, I Should Have Picked A Normal Girl.

My Favorite Period Is World War Ii, And I'm In The Middle Of Writing My Fourth Novel Set In That Era.

I Don't Think There's Any Great Mystery To Writing Female Characters, So Long As You Talk To Them. If You Lived In A Monastery And Never Met Any Women, Maybe It Would Be Difficult.