Sarah Crossan’s young adult tale of conjoined twins has won her a pile of praise and a slew of awards, writes Marjorie Brennan

Moira Fowley-Doyle tells Caroline O’Doherty that she likes to keep her characters and her stories rooted in reality even if what’s happening around them is surreal, because a good story will appeal to readers of all ages.

Author Mark Haddon was celebrating today after his novel The Curious Incident of The Dog in the Night-Time scooped the Whitbread Book of The Year award.