Linda Olson
Author Interview - Linda Olson
Author of GONE: A Memoir of Love, Body and Taking Back My Life.
“At age twenty-nine, Linda Olson, M.D. FACR was vacationing with her husband in Germany when their van was hit by a train, shattering their lives as well as her body. “
Author I draw inspiration from: I’ve thought about this for a week now and don’t have an answer
Favorite place to read a book: on my front porch
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with: Alan Alda or Michael J. Fox—I know these are real people, but most of the books I read are true or historical fiction
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author: When I read the story my adult daughter wrote about me for an on-line English class at UCLA
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook: paperback
The last book I read: Lonesome Dove
Pen & paper or computer: computer
Book character I think I’d be best friends with: Beryl Markham
If I wasn’t an author, I’d be a: radiologist
Favorite decade in fashion history: mini skirts
Place I’d most like to travel: France and Switzerland
My signature drink: gin and tonic
Favorite artist: Claude Monet
Number one on my bucket list: travel to Scandinavia and Russia
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