Sue Seligman
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Jennifer Ryan:
As soon as I read the synopsis of The Chilbury Ladies' Choir on a book website I knew I had to own this novel! I read a lot of Holocaust fiction, and this book did not disappoint me. It reminds me of a PBS show called Home Fires which takes place in a small village in England impacted by the war. Do you think your wonderful characters and novel may somehow be adapted as a movie or TV show? I loved this book!
Jennifer Ryan
Thank you so much for your lovely praise! I'd love to see Chilbury come to life on the screen too, and the production company behind Downton Abbey, Carnival, have optioned the TV rights, which means they will hopefully decide to make it. I really hope they do, although I have no idea who would appear in it. Do you have any suggestions for the actors?
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Anita
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Jennifer Ryan:
I just finished CLC and I want to tell you how I loved the format of telling the story through journal and letters. You are so talented and I felt very invested in the lives of the characters in this book. Thank you Thank you! Also, thank you for keeping the language clean. Much appreciated! Will look forward to seeing more from you! Are you currently working on another novel?
Sue Seligman
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Jennifer Ryan:
That's awesome that the company responsible for Downton Abbey bought the rights for your book! I'm not sure about the actors....maybe Reese Witherspoon for the choir director, Ruth Gemmell for Mrs. Tilling (she was in Home Fires and Downton Abbey), Emma Watson as Venetia? Emma Stone as Hattie? Dakota or Elle Fanning as Kitty? This is a really hard question.
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