Author
Q&A and Autographed Print Copy Giveaway
with
Robyn Leatherman
What book(s) most
influenced you as a writer?
My mother came home with a college
textbook when I was young - Cultural Anthropology. That book made me interested
in groups of people and what made them tick. In my teens, my cousin lent me a
copy of Child of the Morning by Pauline Gedge. It's the historical novel that
pushed me over the edge and made me want to write about things that had
happened and shouldn't be forgotten.
What book do you read
over and over again?
The Grapes of Wrath
Tuesday Trio-
1) Movie- The Man in the Iron Mask
2)
Music- School
Boy Humor
3)
Decadent
Dessert- Pecan Pie with vanilla ice cream
What’s the most
interesting or bizarre bit of trivia you’ve learned from researching for a
novel?
This is going to sound odd, but when
I researched to origin of barbed wire, I discovered it had been in use even
before 1863, but because nobody had patented the concept, it didn't catch on at
that time. In 1873, a type of "barbed" fencing caught the eye of a
man by the name of Glidden; I wonder if his family developed the line of paint?
(Maybe an idea for a future historical story there …) I have no idea why this
has stuck in my mind, but here is the website for anyone else who wants to
learn about it!
Barbed Wire Museum
Novel on your Nightstand:
Who/what are you
currently reading?
I'm almost finished with Jenny
Wingfield's advance reader's copy of The Homecoming of Samuel Lake; it's one of
the best books I've read in a long time!
Whom would you cast
as your Hero & Heroine if your book became a movie?
Tijer Lily Company is a Native
American arts and entertainment film company that deals with not only the cast
calls and media, but with props as well. She has access to a list of Native
actors and actresses who would be perfect for the movie version of my book.
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About the Book
Welcome to the life of a young Cherokee girl named Rain, as she grows into
maturity just as the Trail of Tears begins.
Summer Rain: Getsikahvda Anitsalagi
(
The Removal of the People) is an unforgettable story that taps
into a sad part of American history.
This journey begins in Georgia in a typical Cherokee village in the early
1800s, where a young girl and her
best friend realize there are
strangers poised to take their land and home away from the Cherokee and from
neighboring tribes.
The girls witness the
birth of the new written language of
Tsalagi in the year 1821 and the printing press in the year 1827. The Cherokee
Nation’s growth is also financial, and would mark the first newspaper to ever
be printed and circulated by a Native American tribe.
Rain falls in love with a white boy and is forced to follow her heart and
save her own life, or to remain loyal to her family, knowing that in doing so,
she could lose not only her true love, but her very life as well.
To find out more about Robyn, her book and Cherokee Life
And don't forget to leave a comment (and you (at) email (dot) com) to say hi or ask a question so you can be entered to win a
AUTOGRAPHED PRINT COPY
of
Summer Rain!
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