Priya Parmar

Priya Parmar, a former freelance editor and dramaturg holds degrees in English Literature and theatre. She attended Mount Holyoke College, Oxford University and is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Edinburgh. She divides her time between Hawaii and London.

Exit the Actress is her debut novel.

From a Q & A at her publisher's website:

Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero?

A. Mr. George Emerson, Room with a View

Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain?

A. Daisy Buchanan

Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her?

A. Mrs. de Winter from Rebecca. I would ask her first name.

Q. Who are your favorite authors?

A. Evelyn Waugh, Jean Rhys, E.M. Forster, W.H. Auden, Tom Stoppard, Constantine Cavafy, Vikram Seth, Jane Austen

Q. What are your 5 favorite books of all time?

A. Brideshead Revisited, Room with a View, The Runaway Bunny, Wings of the Dove, Madeline and the Bad Hat

Q. Is there a book you love to reread?

A. Wuthering Heights

Read the complete Q & A.

Writers Read: Priya Parmar.

My Book, The Movie: Exit the Actress.

--Marshal Zeringue