Storytelling is as old as time and, whether it’s an award-winning epic novel or a page-turning blockbuster, a great book can stay with you throughout your life
Be it biography, history, nature writing or any other form of true story, non-fiction writing is often loaded with just as much suspense and character as the most exciting novel
Sarah Perry is the bestselling author of the gothic novels The Essex Serpent and Melmoth. She has a PhD in Creative Writing from Royal Holloway University, where she specialised in gothic literature.