Besides, there is far too much gloomy stuff being written without my having to contribute any more. Pleasure figures large in Harris's life. Her daughter, Anouchka, is a primary source. Harris is missing her. But she understands and she is also aware that I will have to make up for it in a big way.
Writing also remains principally a pleasure.
Her first three novels, Sleep, Pale Sister, The Evil Seed, did not flourish. They had the same ingredients, although they were perhaps a little less positive. I really think that success with books has everything to do with luck. The best book in the world can fail because of bad luck. She believes her literary success relates as much to writing about small communities as a food content.