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Anne Goodwin’s drive to understand what makes people tick led to a career in clinical psychology. That same curiosity now powers her fiction.
A prize-winning short-story writer, she has published three novels and a short story collection with small independent press, Inspired Quill. Her debut novel, Sugar and Snails, was shortlisted for the 2016 Polari First Book Prize.
Away from her desk, Anne guides book-loving walkers through the Derbyshire landscape that inspired Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre.
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Four novels that inspired Annalisa Crawford’s Small Forgotten Moments

9/7/2021

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Annalisa Crawford, author of Grace and Serenity, has a new novel out next month, and she’s kindly agreed to tell us about some of the fiction that inspired Small Forgotten Moments. Two of her chosen four are novels I’ve also read and enjoyed. I’ll hand over to Annalisa to introduce all four.
 
Thanks for inviting me onto your blog today, Anne. I thought I’d share some of the books which have inspired me while writing my new novel Small Forgotten Moments, and the months (even years!) which preceded it.
As you know, books are not written in isolation – they develop over time, ideas seep into your prose via dreams or conversation, or from scenes in films and novels. They germinate, stall, sprint, and slam into brick walls. Read, is the advice given to every author who’s struggling with moments of doubt or floundering in uncertainty. Read, because you never know when something will spark that next great idea.
 
Madeleine’s Ghost by Robert Girardi was published in 1995, and I bought it based on the cover alone (who says ‘don’t judge a book…’?) I was morphing from being a short story writer to longer prose, although the idea of a full-length novel at that time was far away.
 
Madeleine’s Ghost is set in New York and New Orleans, and I loved the sense of place the author created. With short stories I never needed a location; with longer prose it’s essential and this novel taught me how to do it well.
 
Notes from an Exhibition by Patrick Gale is a novel about a troubled artist. Another older book (2007), which gives away how long Small Forgotten Moments was being written and hidden in drawers and re-drafted. I was fascinated by the details of how this fictional artist created her work and how the author depicted it.
 
The Many by Wyl Menmuir Set in an unspecified Cornish fishing village, this novel is claustrophobic and dark and the sea is a giant, swirling character of its own. Around that time, I realised books set in Cornwall tend to be further west, the brightly-coloured Cornwall people remember from childhood holidays, where surfers in their hundreds reenact scenes from Baywatch. I wanted to share my bit of Cornwall – the one with grey, pebbly beaches, and less overcrowding and mayhem.
 
And finally, Reservoir 13 by Jon McGregor is an astounding novel which chronicles the lives of a close community following the trauma of a teenager who goes missing. Set over a period of several years we see the community grow, relationships develop and fall apart, memories surface and falter. It’s a wonderful example of an author teasing out the story and letting the reader slowly realise the impact.
 
In their own ways, each of these novels has nested within me and influenced Small Forgotten Moments, a story of memory and family conflict and secrets.


Small Forgotten Moments by Annalisa Crawford

Is Zenna a muse, a sleep-deprived apparition, or something much more sinister?

Suffering long-term amnesia, artist Jo Mckye is ready to start a fresh, new project after the success of her debut exhibition. But the fictional subject of the collection, Zenna, won’t let go so easily. Infiltrating Jo’s dreams—and increasingly, her waking hours—Zenna is fast becoming a dangerous obsession.

Jo is confident the answers lie at her childhood home, an idyllic Cornish village on the south-east coast; she just doesn’t know why. Only when she walks into the sea and almost drowns does the past start to unravel.

Haunting and melodic, fans of Daphne du Maurier and Daisy Johnson will adore this.


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Annalisa Crawford lives in Cornwall, UK, with a good supply of moorland and beaches to keep her inspired. She lives with her husband, two sons, and canine writing partner, Artoo. She is the author of four short story collections, and two novels.
 
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11 Comments
Annalisa Crawford link
9/7/2021 05:02:59 pm

Thanks for hosting me today, Anne. Which books have you read?

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Anne Goodwin
9/7/2021 05:50:49 pm

My pleasure!
Notes from an Exhibition was the first Patrick Gale I read, after finding it in a charity shop, I think, and became a fan. I especially loved A Place Called Winter. Of course, I imagine you know him well, being almost a neighbour ;-)
Jon McGregor lives in my patch (no, I've never met him) and Reservoir 13 where I walk. So I'm wondering if our Derbyshire moorland is like your Cornish moors.

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Annalisa Crawford link
10/7/2021 03:11:48 pm

My closest moor is Dartmoor, just inside Devon. If Derbyshire moorland is anything like it's portrayed in the BBC adaptation of Pride & Prejudice, then yes, very similar.

Anne Goodwin
11/7/2021 08:18:21 am

I haven't seen it, although the epic scene in the Keira Knightly P&P is filmed a my patch.

Mrs Christina Fulcher
9/7/2021 05:17:01 pm

I've got all of Annalisa's books on my kindle. One or two I've read, the other couple are waiting and I've pre-ordered Small Forgotten Moments. Really looking forward to reading it.

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Anne Goodwin
9/7/2021 05:58:20 pm

Thanks, Christina, I'm sure this is going to be a good one.

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Annalisa Crawford link
10/7/2021 03:12:56 pm

Thank you so much Tina!

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Norah Colvin
11/7/2021 12:08:35 pm

It's lovely to meet Annalisa on your blog, Anne. I was interested to see the novels that influenced her writing.
Small Forgotten Moments sounds to be an intriguing read. Although I'm never too keen on lives unravelling.

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Annalisa Crawford link
11/7/2021 12:13:33 pm

Hi Norah, thank you for your comment. It's only the past which unravels - you could say Jo's life is actually being sewn up again :-)

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Norah Colvin
11/8/2021 12:08:12 pm

That's reassuring to hear.

Anne Goodwin
12/7/2021 03:36:39 pm

Glad the post caught your interest, Norah, and thanks for sharing your thoughts.

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