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Lauren Belfer | 20 Questions: ASHTON HALL
Author Guest / June 13, 2022

1 – What is the title of your latest release? ASHTON HALL 2 – What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? ASHTON HALL is about an American woman, Hannah Larson, who travels to an English manor house with her young son, Nicky, to care for an ill relative. When Nicky stumbles upon a dark secret from the past in an abandoned part of the house, Hannah begins a quest to solve a centuries-old mystery — just as she’s trying to come to terms with a devastating discovery in her own life. 3 – How did you decide where your book was going to take place? From the time I was young, I’ve adored all things British — literature, art, music, history, moves, TV shows. When I was in my early twenties, I was lucky enough to stay at a British stately home, Blickling Hall, in an apartment rented by a friend of a friend. While I was there, I had the idea for the novel that became ASHTON HALL, and I made preliminary notes. Years passed, and I pursued other projects. But when my husband was invited to be a Visiting Fellow at an institute in Cambridge, England, and…

Interview with Lauren Belfer
Jen's Jewels / June 20, 2010

Modern medicine is fascinating. We all know that the medical breakthroughs that scientists discover today will significantly change the world in which we live. With the help of technology, the wealth of resources available gives us hope that cures for arthritis and cancer are on the way. It’s hard to imagine how disease affected our world, even just fifty or sixty years ago, before today’s common vaccinations were discovered. This month’s Jen’s Jewels Lauren Belfer tackles that very question in her latest release, A FIERCE RADIANCE. Author of The New York Times Best-selling novel CITY OF LIGHT, she takes the reader on a fictional journey into the discovery of penicillin in her spell- binding new novel. Incorporating true medical advances of the 1940’s within the framework of her romantic suspense tale, she creates the perfect novel to kick- off the long, summer months. As part of this interview, Harper Collins Publishers has generously donated five copies for you, my favorite readers, to try to win. So, don’t forget to look for the trivia question at the end. And, thanks for making Jen’s Jewels a part of your summer reading. Jen: The path to publication can sometimes be as interesting as…