Charlotte Whitney
Author Interview - Charlotte Whitney
Author of The Unveiling of Polly Forrest A Mystery
During the throes of the Great Depression Polly marries for money. After her husband Sam dies in a freak farm accident, new bride Polly assumes she is financially set to pursue her dream of opening a hat-making business. Instead, she becomes the prime suspect in Sam’s murder. Secrets abound and even Polly’s family can’t figure out the truth.
Author I draw inspiration from: William Kent Krueger
Favorite place to read a book: I have an incredibly comfortable sofa in my office.
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with: Huckleberry Finn / Mark Twain
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author: My mother asked me to write my friends' scholarship recommendations because she thought I would do a better job than she could.
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook: Audiobooks for working out. Ebooks for late at night in bed. Paperback for everything else.
The last book I read: The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate
Pen & paper or computer: Definitely computer. It's so much faster and I make lots of changes.
Book character I think I’d be best friends with: The young Mrs. DeWinter in Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca
If I weren’t an author, I’d be a: world traveller
Favorite decade in fashion history: 1920's I love hats, especially hats with veils. That's one of the reasons I wrote The Unveiling of Polly Forrest.
Place I’d most like to travel: French Polynesia: Tahiti, Bora Bora, and Moorea
My signature drink: White Sangria
Favorite artist: Dale Chihuly
Number one on my bucket list: See the Northern Lights from a not-so-distant vantage point
Anything else you'd like to add: I love Book Clubs-both my own and visiting other ones as a guest author.
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Author Bio: I grew up in Michigan and spent much of my career working at the University of Michigan at the Lloyd Scholars for Writing and the Arts Program. My current passion is historical novels set in the 1930s. Researching, writing, and revising--I enjoy it all. I live in Arizona where I love to bicycle and hike. You can also find me taking Zumba classes and calming down with yoga and meditation. Guilty pleasures include tiramisu, Netflix, and staring dreamily into space.