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North & South: April 2016: The Heart of the Matter, with Derek Handley

May 4, 2016 by Caroline Barron Author 1 Comment

2016_04_North & South interview Derek Handley

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Walking with Ghosts and Starlets

June 11, 2015 by Caroline Barron Author 1 Comment

Some days you just know strange magic is at work.

Yesterday, as the sun was sinking in the sky, I walked down the alleyway at the end of Tasman Avenue, crossed the road and walked over the grass to the creek that slithered along the boundary of Rawalpindi Reserve in Mt. Albert. My intention was to walk in Evelyn’s footsteps in 1944—she’s a fictional character in my book—to see what she saw. Up ahead, her bare feet pounded a frantic rhythm. And then, a second set of footsteps, padding quietly beside mine. It was Linette, the real woman Evelyn was based on, a woman I would give anything to have met before she died.

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Taking a walk with a character you wrote into being and a ghost might sound strange, but it couldn’t have felt more real. [Read more…] about Walking with Ghosts and Starlets

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