Sadie Jones
Sadie Jones
Sadie Jonesis an English writer and novelist...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
buying kids left spend time
When I'm writing, I spend all my time in The Grocer on Elgin buying ready-made meals; I think they are the only reason my husband and kids haven't left me.
holidays hot remember spent weight
My father is from Jamaica, and as a child I spent many holidays there. I remember the weight and drenching wetness of that hot rain, as I experienced it in my childhood, not only for itself, but for what it represented for me.
distracted finally flooded left mind sort tips undone until weight
I don't get distracted until the weight of other things left undone finally tips the balance; my mind is flooded with calls, bills, supermarkets, letters, and I have to stop and sort things out.
father novelists screenwriters
My father was a screenwriter, but he was also a novelist.
horse distance loyal
Horses know how to be loyal but still keep their distance.
moving thinking self
I think that we are all much closer to our childhood selves than we often think, so when we read about childhood, it can surprise us how immediate or moving it is, when perhaps those feelings are just there, waiting to be accessed all the time.
horse children boys
When I was a child, I wanted to raise horses in Wyoming or be a cabin boy on a pirate ship.
cafes noise study
I have a study now - I used not to. I also love working in cafes; ignoring noise is good for concentration.
yellow light lines
Remove all the traffic lights, yellow lines, one-way systems and road markings, and let blissful anarchy prevail. I imagine it would produce a kind of harmony.