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The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Sam Hawksmoor (view source)
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* '''BB: For me, one of the most chilling aspects of The Repossession is the location of Spurlake and the people who live there. (I'm keeping that vague because most people reading this interview won't have had a chance to get the book yet, obviously!) What's your favourite location in fiction?'''
SH: For me Vancouver and the hinterland of B.C. are a continuing fascination. [[:Category:Doug Douglas Coupland|Doug Coupland’s ]] ''Girlfriend in a Coma'' brings it vividly to life. Half our favourite movies are filmed in Vancouver (Twilight for example, Juno) and I wanted to set my story in B.C. where I have lived on and off for twenty years. It’s also about credibility. The American/Canadian West Coast is where all the new ideas and science is being developed and tested. This is story that just couldn’t work if it was set in England. It lacks the dramatic geography.
* '''BB: Speaking of Spurlake, I absolutely love [http://www.samhawksmoor.com/backgroundPossession.html the page] about it on your website giving background information on the town. Was this your idea, or the publisher's?'''