Tonight was awesome! Deb, Lisa and I met and talked with Kristin Hannah at Borders in Ann Arbor tonight. Kristin was touring to promote her new book, Winter Garden. I think Deb and Lisa will agree that she was definitely worth the trip to Ann Arbor.
Kristin was very personable, approachable, friendly, normal (lol), just like one of us. It was truly a joy to be able to be there and listen to her talk about her writing, her life and her books. She revealed that her mother died of breast cancer at the age of 48, which is the age Kristin herself was when she wrote the book Firefly Lane, which just happens to talk about that very subject. We were surprised to learn that some of Kristin's favorite types of books to read are suspense/thriller kinds of books, even though she loves to write contemporary women's novels. We also learned she never knew she would end up being a writer until she was in the hospital for an extended stay while pregnant with her son. She wrote her first book then, and hasn't looked back. Her career as an author has allowed her to stay home with her son (now 22) while he was growing up.
So.... it was a wonderful night! And after meeting Kristin, we're really looking forward to reading more of her books. Guess what our May read is going to be??? ;)
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