Lisa Wingate
Hi Anne-Sophie!
This book was inspired by a bizarre 1909 newspaper clipping about a woman who went to the hills of eastern Oklahoma to investigate reports of "elf children" living in a hollow tree. Shelterwood is the story of the children, their true identities, and why they were forced to flee to the woods to survive. For a better understanding of the world that inspired Shelterwood, check out the book club kit (but stop before reading the last few pages with the spoiler warnings in the header). https://www.randomhousebooks.com/wp-c...
This book was inspired by a bizarre 1909 newspaper clipping about a woman who went to the hills of eastern Oklahoma to investigate reports of "elf children" living in a hollow tree. Shelterwood is the story of the children, their true identities, and why they were forced to flee to the woods to survive. For a better understanding of the world that inspired Shelterwood, check out the book club kit (but stop before reading the last few pages with the spoiler warnings in the header). https://www.randomhousebooks.com/wp-c...
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Lisa Wingate:
Lisa...Judy Stanford was named that by her adoptive parents, the Staffords. Since Avery Stafford is her grand daughter, it is assumed that Judy Stafford married at one point and had a son whose name was also Staffird. Did Judy marry a man with last name Stafford so she became Judy Stafford Stafford. I’m confused as to how Judy Stafford’s name carried over to her son??? Please clarify. I loved the book!
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