September Update
Some readers have asked what happened to Clara after her 4,000-mile walk. I’ve wondered too, and for six years I’ve played with theories about where Clara might have gone during her twenty-five missing years, a theory which also addresses other mysteries surrounding Clara:
Why did she change her last name if she never married?
Where did she get the money to buy an elegant Tudor house in Spokane?
What was the story behind an apparently unworn wedding dress relatives found her in her cedar chest after she died?
In my annual August retreat to the wood shed, I finished a draft of the book which addresses these questions. I don’t have a publisher yet, but I’ll keep you posted!
In the meantime, here’s an updated schedule of appearances:
September 15, 2011 Holland America Ship, the Statendam, 9-11 a.m.
Program and Book signing
October 2, 2011 NW Bookfest, 2 p.m.
Peter Kirk Community Center
352 Kirkland Ave., Kirkland, WA
Panel of historical fiction writers, including Megan Chance
October 13 PNBA (Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association) Trade Show
Airport Holiday Inn
8439 NE Columbia Blvd
Portland OR 97220-1382
Panel, 4:00 p.m.“Writing the Estby Tale” with Jane Kirkpatrick and Linda L. Hunt, Salon B
Nightcapper, 8:30 p.m., Autographing Party, Salons B, C. & D
October 15-16, 2011, Women Writing the West
Embassy Suites
20610 44th Ave West, Lynnwood, WA 98036
Spreading the word about The Year We Were Famous.
Zonta – Details TBA
Everett Golf and Country Club
2012
March 12, 2012 Everett Woman’s Book Club , 1:00 p.m.
Everett Public Library
2702 Hoyt Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
Program and book signing
March 12, 2012, Classics Department, Everett Woman’s Book Club, 6:30 p.m.
Place to be announced
May 8, 2012 Bellevue Chapter, D.A.R. , 6:00 p.m.
Bellevue Red Lion Inn
11211 Main Street, Bellevue, WA 98004
Program and book signing
