Having finally finished Hope in a Time of Dying, I’ll be turning my attention back to my Work in Progress from a few years back, which has a working title of Hannah Price. I have written approximately 1/3 of the story, but I want to explore a different kind of structure rather than a straight chronological one.

One of my favorite novels, Snow Falling on Cedars, tells of the Japanese Internment camps while exploring a modern-day mystery (in 1954), which involves the Japanese childhood girlfriend of a reporter who has returned crippled from combat in World War II. I love that book because it’s a great “who dun it,” but also teaches you something about history. I also love novels that flip back and forth between then and now from one chapter to the other just because they hold my interest more effectively than a straight chronology sometimes does. But I also enjoy that straight storyline as long as it has enough twists and turns to make it interesting.

So, help me by telling me your favorite books and what makes them so special to you. Maybe that’s all I need: more books to look at that people genuinely love.

If you can share your favorites, I would greatly appreciate it.