CHAT WITH KATIE OLIVER

Katie Olivercurrently resides in northern Virginia with her husband and three parakeets, in a rambling old house with uneven floors and a dining room that leaks when it rains.

She’s been writing off and on since she was eight, and has a box crammed with (mostly unfinished) novels to prove it. With her sons grown and gone, Katie decided to get serious and write more (and hopefully, better) stories.

She even finishes most of them.

What is your latest book?

Mansfield Lark is the latest, published on...