Sea of dreams
IT’S the kind of success story most aspiring writers can only dream of. Nine years ago few people had ever heard of Erin Morgenstern but with the release of her debut novel, The Night Circus, she became an overnight publishing sensation.
How do you follow on from that? Surely the pressure to deliver another smash hit must be unbearable. Back in 2011 when we chatted to the American author she said she had a few ideas for another book but that she was trying to “ignore outside noise and expectations and let it be the novel it wants to be”.
Sadly for fans that meant an eight-year wait. But last year their patience was rewarded when her second novel, The Starless Sea, finally hit shelves.
We caught up
