Susanna Jones has had one terrific year. Her first novel, "The Earthquake Bird," was unanimously applauded by the British press when launched in May. Since then it has been snapped up for translation rights in 11 countries, including the U.S. and Japan. Plus an option has been taken up to make it into a movie, with scripting under way.
When we meet, the Japanese edition of "The Earthquake Bird" has been out less than a week. She has been busy with interviews and, of course, it's exciting to see it in bookshops here. "I've been here three months, and leave tomorrow for London. Then it's home for Christmas."
Her own home is on England's southeast coast. "A lot of writers live in Brighton." But home for Christmas means her parents' place in Hornsea on Yorkshire's Humberside, where she was born and grew up. "It's a far sleepier resort town than Brighton, catering to tourists in the summer but that's about all."