She named her six best books for the Daily Express. One title on the list:
SUPER-CANNESRead about the other five books on Drinkwater's list.
by JG Ballard
I like most of Ballard’s books but this is set in my neck of the woods and is the one I wish I’d written. It’s a very visionary book and his images pierce your skin. His prose is perceptive and searing, too, and one of his greatest talents was the ability to go right to the heart of a person.
Super-Cannes also appears on Peter Bradshaw's top 10 list of books "to help you imagine yourself" at the Cannes film festival.
--Marshal Zeringue