Called a "writing machine" by the New York Times and a "master storyteller" by the Midwest Book Review, Sofia Grant has written dozens of novels for adults and teens under the name Sophie Littlefield. She has won Anthony and RT Book Awards and been shortlisted for Edgar®, Barry, Crimespree, Macavity, and Goodreads Choice Awards. Grant/Littlefield works from an urban aerie in Oakland, California.Grant's latest novel is The Dress in the Window.
From her Q&A with Deborah Kalb:
Q: How did you come up with the idea for The Dress in the Window, and why did you set it in the post-World War II period?Visit Sofia Grant's website.
A: As a lifelong seamstress and amateur artist, I’m fascinated with fashion illustration and garment construction.
A number of years ago, I stumbled on historic newspaper accounts of the controversy that greeted French designer Christian Dior’s “New Look” in 1947 after the conclusion of World War II. I had no idea that some Americans resisted the lush new styles that came to symbolize an entire era of fashion.
Combined with my interest in the role of women in the workplace during and after the war, I...[read on]
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