Cynthia Swanson's newest novel is The Glass Forest.From her Q&A with Deborah Kalb:
Q: How did you come up with the idea for The Glass Forest?Visit Cynthia Swanson's website.
A: It’s an idea that rambled around in my head for a long time. It began years ago, when I considered what it might feel like to find yourself living in the home of a missing person. How could you resist looking everywhere for clues? That was the seed of the story, and the particulars came into fruition over many more years.
Q: You tell the story from three characters’ perspectives. Did you write the book in the order it appears, or did you move things around as you went along?
A: I started writing it as it appears. But partway into my first draft, I realized I...[read on]
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