{"id":44683,"date":"2024-09-03T16:02:47","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T15:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/?p=44683"},"modified":"2025-09-24T16:31:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T15:31:12","slug":"meet-the-author-cathy-rentzenbrink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/pt\/meet-the-author-cathy-rentzenbrink\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Author: Cathy Rentzenbrink"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>3 September 2024<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; link_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Cathy Rentzenbrink is a writer whose books include <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=1957093\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Last Act of Love<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=2904556\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Everyone is Still Alive<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=3027663\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Write It All Down<\/em><\/a>. Her new novel <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=3528825\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Ordinary Time<\/em><\/a> was published by Phoenix in July 2024. Cathy regularly chairs literary events, interviews authors, and speaks on life, death, love, and literature. You can find <em>Ordinary Time<\/em> and Cathy&#8217;s other books on the <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/borrow\/our-catalogue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Suffolk Community Libraries catalogue<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; link_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who were your literary heroes or heroines as you were growing up and how did books first enter your life?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t remember learning to read. It feels like something I\u2019ve always been able to do. I\u2019m still obsessed with the <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=3177488\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Narnia<\/em><\/a> books, still hopefully opening wardrobe doors. I also loved <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=2517750\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Anne of Green Gables<\/em><\/a> who felt and still feels like a real friend and is more distinct in my mind than many of my flesh and blood childhood companions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A lot of librarians will know your work for The Bookseller, interviewing stellar literary names. Did you ever think you would be on the other side of the table?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ha! I did always want to write but I cherished it like a secret dream. Looking back, I had an almost excessive respect for writers and didn\u2019t realise they were \u2018just\u2019 ordinary people. Spending time with actual writers as a bookseller and then as a journalist, seeing their scruffy shoes and self-doubt helped me see that I didn\u2019t have to eradicate my flaws before I could start writing and that chaos and uncertainty are all part of the process.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=1957093\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>The Last Act of Love<\/strong><\/em><\/a> was a deeply personal book. Did it feel like a book that had to be written whether it found an audience or not?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, I didn\u2019t intend or expect it to be published when I started. My intention was to get the experience of witnessing my brother\u2019s long death out of myself so I could write funny novels. And then it did feel like the story itself wanted to be told and wanted to be shared.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>In a recent interview you mentioned Marcus Aurelius. Do you think we would all would benefit from a little stoicism?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, I find him extremely helpful and bracing. He\u2019s a good ally in my general desire not to waste my life bogged down in cr*p that doesn\u2019t matter. May I tell you my favourite quote? \u2018In short, know this: Human lives are brief and trivial. Yesterday a blob of semen; tomorrow embalming fluid, ash.\u2019 I do see it wouldn\u2019t be up everyone\u2019s street, but I find he gives me a sense of both perspective and the right kind of urgency.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>More recently you have written fiction, <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=2904556\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Everyone is Still Alive<\/strong><\/em><\/a> and your new book <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=3528825\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Ordinary Time<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. Is this your future direction or will you move between the two genres?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m interested in what I feel moved to explore and communicate rather than in what genre something is and I think it\u2019s about finding the right tool for the job.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can you tell us a little about <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=3528825\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Ordinary Time<\/strong><\/em><\/a> and how it was to write?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I wanted to write a novel that was enjoyable but also substantive and I hope I\u2019ve achieved that. It is about an accidental vicar\u2019s wife called Ann who feels like the congregation look down on her because she\u2019s not very good at baking scones for the endless fundraising teas. I did enjoy all the hanging around in churches and graveyards during my research and there is a lot of unintentional humour in parish life that I put straight on the page. I hope it is my funniest book so far, as well as having things to say about duty, obligation, grief and all different kinds of love.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What was your inspiration for <em>Ordinary Time<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From my early teens I loved reading books about middle aged people having affairs. Julian Barnes and Mary Wesley were my favourite authors and I\u2019ve always been fascinated by <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=24064\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Anna Karenina<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/WPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=3337669\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Madame Bovary<\/em><\/a>. I was keen to explore a version of events where a woman could commit a social transgression without having to be so brutally punished.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s next for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m currently working on a book about Agatha Christie and I am experimenting with a few ideas for novels.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>You write, you teach creative writing, you organise literary events and write reviews. How do you find the time?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the past I\u2019ve massively over-extended myself so I\u2019m currently working out how to manage my time better in service of my writing. I\u2019m learning to say no more but that\u2019s hard because I do love talking to strangers. 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