Nancy Shattuck
Suzanne, The Midwife is the story of a woman who lives in a very dangerous frontier town in Massachusetts. I had to invent a woman who would fit into the environment and the events that actually occurred in her time. I wanted her to be an independent woman who would not be afraid to establish contact with the Indian tribe across the river. Also, she had to have an occupation that would being her together with that tribe frequently. Healing occupations, I thought, as in our own times -- I think of doctors without borders -- would suffice to build a fiction that held a great deal of tension and suspense.
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Kathleen Allen
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Nancy Shattuck:
Nancy, in reading the excerpt about book one you are writing about your ancestry but the book's main character has a different last name. Are those facts which you base his leaving England upon and his basis in America? If you prefer to answer by email freespiritkath@hotmail.com. (otherwise, delete this email address please). I checked you out here after reading Phillip's email. Kathleen
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