Meri
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Patricia Bracewell:
I'm currently reading your book "Shadow on the Crown" and I'm really enjoying it. What inspired you to write about this period of history? Is there an expected publication date for book 3 yet?
Patricia Bracewell
Hello Meri,
Thank you for your interest in my novels and in Emma of Normandy. My inspiration for writing about this period of history was Emma herself. I stumbled across her name on the internet, way back in the 1990's. I had never heard of her, despite having taken a course in English history at university, and I was intrigued to learn that there had been a woman who had been wed to 2 different kings of England. My preliminary research led me to Aethelred's reign, the Anglo-Saxons, the Vikings, and Emma's own family history. I really wanted to explore what Emma's first marriage might have been like - for her - and how she might have dealt with the people and the events of Aethelred's reign, as well as how she handled the turmoil that would eventually lead to her second marriage. As for Book 3, I am working on it, but we have no publication date yet.
Thank you for your interest in my novels and in Emma of Normandy. My inspiration for writing about this period of history was Emma herself. I stumbled across her name on the internet, way back in the 1990's. I had never heard of her, despite having taken a course in English history at university, and I was intrigued to learn that there had been a woman who had been wed to 2 different kings of England. My preliminary research led me to Aethelred's reign, the Anglo-Saxons, the Vikings, and Emma's own family history. I really wanted to explore what Emma's first marriage might have been like - for her - and how she might have dealt with the people and the events of Aethelred's reign, as well as how she handled the turmoil that would eventually lead to her second marriage. As for Book 3, I am working on it, but we have no publication date yet.
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