Ask the Author: Eva Flynn
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Eva Flynn
Thanks for the question, I'm working on the sequel to The Renegade Queen now and I hope to have it by the fall of this year. I'll keep my readers updated!
Eva Flynn
Hi Belinda,
Yes, I read your review this morning. I cannot thank you enough for taking the time to write such a thorough and kind review both on Goodreads and the Dutch sites. I truly appreciate your enthusiasm and support. And posting on Amazon would be great too. I would like to put the book on sale through one site but I need 7 Amazon reviews before I can do so.
Also, if you would like to receive my newsletter which will have other articles about Victoria and other feminist reformers then please email me your address and I will add you to the subscription list. I'm finding new information as I research Victoria's life in England.
Best,
Eva
Yes, I read your review this morning. I cannot thank you enough for taking the time to write such a thorough and kind review both on Goodreads and the Dutch sites. I truly appreciate your enthusiasm and support. And posting on Amazon would be great too. I would like to put the book on sale through one site but I need 7 Amazon reviews before I can do so.
Also, if you would like to receive my newsletter which will have other articles about Victoria and other feminist reformers then please email me your address and I will add you to the subscription list. I'm finding new information as I research Victoria's life in England.
Best,
Eva
Eva Flynn
Hi Belinda,
Thanks for your question! And I'm so pleased that you are enjoying the story and making it to the end, that is very gratifying. The portraits of Canning and James are based on research, and are accurate as possible. Canning was never interviewed, so we don't really have his side of the story. James, however, was interviewed and wrote articles so we have his perspective on the events of the day and his relationship with Victoria. James also testified in court in at least two trials where he was questioned about his relationship with Victoria, so we have his testimony as well. As far as Canning, his portrait is mainly from Victoria's testimony and interviews as well as a few of his relatives. Everyone agrees that he was a drunk/addict. A few of his supporters believed that Victoria drove him to drink, but I don't think that is a fair thing to say about anyone. Addicts/alcoholics have to take responsibility for their own behavior.
Thanks for your question! And I'm so pleased that you are enjoying the story and making it to the end, that is very gratifying. The portraits of Canning and James are based on research, and are accurate as possible. Canning was never interviewed, so we don't really have his side of the story. James, however, was interviewed and wrote articles so we have his perspective on the events of the day and his relationship with Victoria. James also testified in court in at least two trials where he was questioned about his relationship with Victoria, so we have his testimony as well. As far as Canning, his portrait is mainly from Victoria's testimony and interviews as well as a few of his relatives. Everyone agrees that he was a drunk/addict. A few of his supporters believed that Victoria drove him to drink, but I don't think that is a fair thing to say about anyone. Addicts/alcoholics have to take responsibility for their own behavior.
Eva Flynn
Thanks for the question Belinda, and I'm thrilled to hear that you are enjoying the book. Victoria's relationship with her children becomes more of a focal point in her later years which I'm currently exploring as I write the second book in the series. Her grief over Byron's mental disability leads her down the path of Eugenics. Her worries for Byron and Zulu's future also lead her to make other questionable decisions during her later life. Zulu is a dutiful daughter as she grows up and scarcely leaves her mother's side.
Eva Flynn
So happy to hear from you Belinda, and thrilled that my book reached you. I'm always nervous when sending items internationally, worried that postage is correct and so on. And of course, you are not obligated to review the book and I'm thrilled that you are considering doing so. I hope you enjoy it and I hope you are having a wonderful holiday season! Thank you for your support, it's notes like this that inspire me to work on my next book about Victoria's later life! I appreciate it!
Eva Flynn
Taking a mental vacation from all the daily nonsense of office politics and stupid news headlines such as Which Candidate Would Kill Baby Hitler? I also enjoy working in my pajamas while mindlessly eating really unhealthy food.
Eva Flynn
The tales of brave souls who risk everything to fight injustice inspire me. Brave battles fought, new worlds sought, loves lost all in the name of some future glory led me to spend years researching the period of Reconstruction.
Eva Flynn
Victoria Woodhull (1838-1927) was a remarkable kick-ass woman who was so controversial that she was erased from history. The first female stockbroker, the first woman to testify to Congress, publisher of a weekly radical newspaper, the first American to reprint Marx AND the first woman to run for President at a time when women could not vote. She deserves a place in our pantheon of trailblazing women. But Susan B. Anthony and the religious right, afraid of Victoria's radical views on love and marriage, denied her credit during her lifetime and they worked to deny her any historical legacy. I'm hoping this book will help restore her reputation or at least give readers insight into one fascinating story that is not in our American history textbooks.
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