Nancy Allen
Author Interview - Nancy Allen
Author of Grace
“Catherine Finley leaves her dream job and the heartbreak of a failed relationship to take a new position closer to her ailing father, Douglas. As the undergraduate dean at Franklin College, she quickly discovers the history of her boss’s sexual abuse. When she becomes his latest victim, she finds herself in conflict with the college’s female president who will do anything to protect its secrets.
Catherine seeks refuge in visits to her father’s shore home, but powerful memories unsettle her. A web of memories reveals Douglas’s meaningful romance in the 1960s with Grace, a pioneer in the Civil Rights Movement, and his disappointment that social justice promised during that turbulent time was never fully realized. Catherine’s professional and personal worlds collide as she discovers the College’s secrets are woven into her father’s story.”
Author Interview - Nancy Allen
Author I draw inspiration from: Toni Morrison
Author Interview - Nancy Allen
Favorite place to read a book: The Beach
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with: Scout from To Kill a Mockingbird
Author Interview - Nancy Allen
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author: When my character Grace began to take on a life of her own.
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook: Paperback and ebook
The last book I read: The Soul of a Woman by Isabel Allende
Author Interview - Nancy Allen
Pen & paper or computer: Pencil and paper
Book character I think I’d be best friends with: Marina Singh from Ann Patchett's State of Wonder
Author Interview - Nancy Allen
If I weren’t an author, I’d be a: Concert pianist
Favorite decade in fashion history: 1920s
Place I’d most like to travel: Ireland
My signature drink: Pinot Grigio
Favorite artist: Monet
Number one on my bucket list: A visit to Australia
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Author Bio: Nancy Allen has worked as a college administrator and adjunct professor of English at several colleges in the Philadelphia area and at the University of Pittsburgh. She grew up in Ocean city, New Jersey, so never wants to be far from the Atlantic Ocean.
