![]() ![]() What made you decide to write a story about a female assassin?ĬB: Years ago, I read my father’s copy of The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth, and then I saw the 1973 film. (reprinted with permission of Cara Black and Juliet Grimes) Hope you’re staying safe and reading all the books in your TBR pile!Īn Interview with Author Cara Black and Her Editor Juliet Grames Yes, her struggle and survival is hopeful because it’s about persisting and doing what you feel is the right thing. That it will pass but in so doing there’s a toll taken. She knows the world wasn’t always like this. Kate to me is an everywoman - a daughter, a sister, a mother, a wife - who finding herself against the circumstances of war and tragedy, struggles and persists and doesn’t let up. Not all of us would or could fight back Kate’s way but every act of resistance is Resistance. ![]() Fighting back can be interpreted in everyday ways speaking out, questioning and making your voices heard ie #metoo. ![]() Yet, given a situation like the one Kate Rees, my protagonist, finds her self in choosing to fight back in a way she can, lends itself to today. We’re living in a time when so much going on echoes the past. ![]() On one level my book is a story about resistance and the fight against fascism. I’m trying hard to wrap my head around how to help readers find THREE HOURS IN PARIS, and think about its relevance today since this interview I did with my editor. Today the world has changed and we’re in uncharted waters. ![]()
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