Tuesdays with Taryn
Sylvia May
Please help me in welcoming fellow Turquoise Morning Press author, Sylvia May to Tuesdays with Taryn~
What book(s) most
influenced you as a writer?
It’s difficult for me to identify one book that has most
influenced me. Every book that I read informs my writing in some way, whether
it is the way the story unfolds, or the characters, or an interesting plot
device. I read various genres and have done so since I was a child. As for my early
reading, Lucy Maud Montgomery showed me that stories can be made out of
ordinary lives; Phyllis A. Whtiney introduced me to the idea of mystery and
adventure. In adulthood, books by Jane Urquhart, Jodi Picoult, Peter Robinson,
Rohinton Mistry, Isabel Huggan, Louise Penny, Elizabeth Berg, Alice Munro…ach
there are too many to mention.
What book do you read
over and over again?
Who has time to read a book over and over again? There are
just too many books and too little time. But I will say that if I absolutely
love a book, it becomes a “keeper,” meaning I retain possession of it rather
than passing it on. I have shelves full of “keepers” that, perhaps when I’m old
and stuck in an armchair, I may just read again.
Tuesday Trio-
1)
Movie-
The
Mask of Zorro with Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones
2)
Music-
Dancing
in the Moonlight performed by Van Morrison (it’s my ringtone)
3)
Decadent
Dessert- Anything with chocolate or lemon or real cream (I am a
dessert addict!)
What’s the most
interesting or bizarre bit of trivia you’ve learned from researching for a
novel?
Rather than a bit of trivia, this shocking story comes
immediately to mind. Recently, while researching poison for the cozy mystery
series that I coauthor (as Lucy Arlington), I happened upon a news report where
fifth-grade students put rat poison in their teacher’s coffee and cupcake frosting.
What is the world coming to when elementary school students try to poison their
teachers?
Novel on your Nightstand:
Who/what are you
currently reading?
At
present I’m reading a book that I never would have picked up if a friend hadn’t
given it to me, since “horror” is a genre I don’t
read (till now, lol). It is Full Dark, No
Stars by Stephen King, a collection of four novellas. Surprisingly to me, I
was hooked from the first couple of pages.
Whom would you cast
as your Hero & Heroine if your book became a movie?
This is a tough question since I don’t watch a lot of movies
and thus am not familiar with many actors. However, I recently saw a TV show
with a mature Ashley Judd, and I think she’d make a great Abby. If not her,
then Sandra Bullock. And I think Kevin Spacey would be a good Peter, or perhaps
Scott Bakula.
THE UNRAVELING OF ABBY SETTEL
Abby's well-ordered life is falling apart. Her son’s
behavior is worrying, her aging parents are deteriorating, and her husband
loses his job. His new position compels them to move hundreds of miles away,
where Abby is plagued by guilt and loneliness. When she discovers a group of
women facing the similar challenges, together they seek a way out of their
unhappiness. This is a story of mid-life reinvention, letting go to embrace the
present, and the importance of friends.
The
Unraveling of Abby Settel received an Honorable Mention from the 2011
Reader Views Literary Awards.
(click book cover image to the left to purchase from Amazon)
You can find out more about Sylvia at her
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You can also find The Unraveling of Abby Settel at
2 comments:
The book looks terrific Sylvia. My kind of read. I'll be looking for it when it comes out!
Thanks, Una. The book is already out so you can get it already.
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