What began as a school assignment about a woman who influenced my life became a labor of love and the inspiration for The Girl Who Carried Home with Her. Through childhood memories, my grandmother's stories of war and immigration, and years of historical research, I discovered the remarkable history behind the woman I knew. This is the story behind my novella—and why preserving our family stories matters.
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Writing Historical Fiction….What Does it Take?
A behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to write historical fiction—from family interviews and archival research to tracing one young girl’s journey from World War I Poland to 1920s Detroit.
