Jennifer asked Jacqueline Winspear:

I am always curious as to how authors come up with their story ideas. Can you tell me how you came up with the idea for your new book? I'm also interested in why you've chosen WWI (and just following as with the Maisie Dobbs series) for your time period? And how much research do you do for each of your novels?

Jacqueline Winspear There's loads of information on my website, and quite a few essays on the very topics you've asked about which go into more detail than I can here. First of all, to read about my inspiration for the new book, here's the link to a piece I wrote about it:

http://thecareandmanagementoflies.com...

Regarding why I chose WW1 for this book, here's another link, which explains my interest:

http://www.jacquelinewinspear.com/abo...

Finally, in one of my pre-publication newsletters, I wrote an essay entitled, "Writing About War" - here's the link:

http://www.jacquelinewinspear.com/new...

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