'Let's review the author'

'Never mind the work, let's review the author. Someone who sits alone for hours at a time, typing, must be really fascinating and it beats having to think about anything, doesn't it? The main thing you'll probably learn below is that no one goes to conduct an interview without preconceptions.'

And on her prolific output:

'If you're quite a fast cook, you don't have children, you don't have pets and you've got no-one to talk to, what else are you going to do?

A L Kennedy on her website www.a-l-kennedy.co.uk and in the Observer