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Duration: 60 minutes
Winter, 1888. In the inhospitable lands of Utah Territory, glovemaker Deborah Tyler awaits her husband’s return home after months working across the state. But as his due date comes and goes without a word, Deborah starts to fear the worst. Facing a future alone, matters are only compounded when a desperate stranger arrives on her doorstep. And with him, trouble. Discover the compelling world of Ann Wesigarber’s historical fiction in this conversation with Sarah L’Estrange.
#Artist
Ann Weisgarber
Ann Weisgarber is the author of three novels: THE GLOVEMAKER, THE PROMISE, and THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF RACHEL DUPREE. She won the Stephen Turner Award for First Fiction and the Langum Prize for American Historical Fiction. She was a finalist for Scotland’s Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction and the Orange Award for New Writers in the United Kingdom. The film rights for THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF RACHEL DUPREE are optioned by actress Viola Davis.
Ann earned a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from Wright State University in Ohio, and a Master of Arts in Sociology from the University of Houston in Texas. Ann was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters in 2014 and lives in Galveston, Texas.
#Moderator
Sarah L'Estrange
Sarah L'Estrange is from The Book Show on ABC RN, a weekly radio program that features in-depth author interviews. She has worked in arts broadcasting at RN for over a decade and over the years has interviewed the likes of Nick Cave, Anna Funder, Gillian Triggs and Yann Martel.
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