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by Romalyn Tilghman (Goodreads Author)

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If Angelina was born in 1971 and her grandmother was 21 in 1910 and her father was born the next year, that would make her father 60 when she was born. Did anyone else notice this or did I get things mixed up? Also, her father was born in February and her grandfather died in May so I would think a July fling would not make the baby the child of the fling.

Kathryn And he would have been 70 <spoiler>when he had the fling that resulted in Thad</spoiler>. No, I didn't catch that but I'm answering because if someone…moreAnd he would have been 70 <spoiler>when he had the fling that resulted in Thad</spoiler>. No, I didn't catch that but I'm answering because if someone corrects you I want to see it! On the other question: The fling was June 9, just a couple weeks after the death (I wonder if that part of the question should be marked as a spoiler?).(less)

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What inspired you to write this book?

Romalyn Tilghman Straight out of graduate school, many years ago, I landed a dream job crisscrossing Kansas, working with local arts agencies, mostly in very small com…moreStraight out of graduate school, many years ago, I landed a dream job crisscrossing Kansas, working with local arts agencies, mostly in very small communities. I kept running across the Carnegie libraries, also in very small communities, that had been built in the early 1900s. As I worked with (mostly) women who were providing cultural opportunities to their communities, I began to imagine the (mostly) women who'd been so determined to bring literary resources to the Plains.(less)

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