Paula Brackston's latest novel is The Little Shop of Found Things.From her Q&A with Deborah Kalb:
Q: How did you come up with the idea for The Little Shop of Found Things, and is this the start of a new series?Visit Paula Brackston's website.
A: I have always loved delving around in antique shops or attending auctions. Sometimes you can get a really strong sense of the history of an object just from holding it. I can’t help being curious about its story.
I heard about the gift of psychometry a while back and thought it would make a perfect way for a character to explore those stories. Psychometry allows a person to detect hidden information about an object when they touch it.
Yes, this is Book I in what is planned as a continuing series, so the story and the characters will go on in the next book.
Q: What kind of research did you need to do to write the novel? Did you learn anything that especially surprised you?
A: I decided I really had to spend some time exploring Marlborough and the county of Wiltshire. This meant I was compelled to...[read on]
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