“I really like Matilda and that’s not a clever book, is it? It’s for children. But she’s my favourite main character because she comes from an awful family and likes reading, like I do. Those special powers must’ve made her life a lot easier, though. She wouldn’t be working in a pub at thirty-two.”

“I really like Matilda and that’s not a clever book, is it? It’s for children. But she’s my favourite main character because she comes from an awful family and likes reading, like I do. Those special powers must’ve made her life a lot easier, though. She wouldn’t be working in a pub at thirty-two.”

— Sara Pascoe