Jennifer Ryan
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Jennifer Ryan:
Q: You write that some of the inspiration for the book came from your grandmother's stories about World War II. How much was drawn from her experiences and how much from your own imagination?
Jennifer Ryan
When I began to create Chilbury, I wanted to write a story that could have really happened, and it was important to me that all of the stories came from similar situations that I'd come across in people's stories or in my research.
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Isabelle Altman
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Jennifer Ryan:
I loved The Chilbury Ladies' Choir -- I bought it while on a road trip tour of independent bookstores and read it aloud to my mom while we drove -- we were both laughing aloud! What are some of your favorite books, and did any particular stories -- fictional or historical (from WWII maybe?) encourage or inspire you in writing this one? (Kitty is my favorite character. I read you were keeping a tally.)
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