I had a few questions for Lauren, and here are her responses:
What sparked the idea for The Twin's Daughter?

The Twin's Daughter is a bit darker than your other historical fiction, The Education of Bet. As a result, was it harder to write?
LBL: Not at all. I'd gone dark in historical fiction once before, with the adult novel Vertigo. I know most writers mine the same field, even when writing for different age groups, but I'm a seriously odd duck: I get all sorts of ideas and those ideas drive tone, theme, genre, age group of audience. Unless something's part of a series, I never perform the same Stupid Pet Trick twice.
What sort of research did you have to do for The Twin's Daughter?
LBL: Not a lot. I've always loved Victorian fiction and Masterpiece Theatre. Add a few specific details to my memory, and I'm all set.

LBL: You probably don't mean The Sisters 8 Book 6: Petal's Problems, which comes out on October 4 - the series is for young readers age 6-10 - so I'll say The Middle March, my next YA, which comes out next year and is about a contemporary teen with a bizarre connection to the classic novel Little Women
What's one historical fiction novel you've enjoyed that you'd like to recommend to your readers?
LBL: It's not a YA novel but The Memoirs of Cleopatra
Thanks, Lauren!
If you are interested in The Twin's Daughter, but aren't ready to buy it yet, read this excerpt below!
1 comment:
Middle March sounds awesome! I rally loved Education of Bet!
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