Susanna Clarke's debut novel�Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell�was first published in 2004 in more than thirty countries and shortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel Award, the�Guardian�First Book Award. It won British Book Awards Newcomer of the Year, the Hugo Award and the World Fantasy Award in 2005.�The Ladies of Grace Adieu, a collection of short stories, some set in the world of�Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, was published by Bloomsbury in 2006. She lives in York.
The Beautiful Orderliness of the House is what gives us Life.
