Largely in answer to fan mail, Byatt still manages around five letters a week, though she is an enthusiastic convert to the brisk efficiency of email.

• 尽管拜阿特已经习惯了写电子邮件的轻松、高效而乐此不疲，她一周还是要写大约五封信，主要是给喜欢她的读者回信。