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Culley Holderfield | 20 Questions: HEMLOCK HOLLOW
Author Guest / December 5, 2022

1–What is the title of your latest release? HEMLOCK HOLLOW 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A college professor must reckon with her past when she inherits a cabin, and with it, the ghosts who haunted her childhood. Enthralled by the century-year-old journal of young Carson Quinn, Caroline McAlister sets out to exonerate him for the murder of his brother, only to discover a love she didn’t know she was looking for. Historical and atmospheric, Hemlock Hollow is an Appalachian requiem soaked in love, loss, and redemption. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? This novel was inspired by my family’s real cabin in the mountains of Western North Carolina. I had long been fascinated by the history and geography of the region, and much of this novel came from the historical research I did about the area. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? There are two timelines in Hemlock Hollow, so two protagonists: Caroline McAlister and Carson Quinn. Caroline would be great to hang out with. She’s an archaeologist who loves the outdoors and has a habit of dating bad boys. Carson shows up through his century-old journal…