TITLE: News on the Home
AUTHOR: Christopher G. McPherson
GENRE: Historical Fiction
Book Description:
Set against a worldwide canvas that includes New York, Paris and
Germany "News on the Home Front" tells the story of two women who have
been friends since their childhood in West Lake, Maryland. The world
war has torn apart their lives leaving each trying to find a way to put
it back together. It's been a difficult few years with rationing and
shortages starting to take their toll. Carole's boyfriend, Philip, is
off to fly for the Army; and Irene has taken a job at the nearby
aircraft factory. Carole promised Philip that she would wait for his
return from the war -- but circumstances begin to conspire against her.
She's waited her whole life for him, but can she make it until the end
of the war?
Interview with Christopher McPherson!
What is your book about?
"News
on the Home Front" looks at what was happening in the states during World
War Two while war raged overseas. It focuses on two women who have been friends
since childhood and how the war affects them.
How did you come up with the title?
It
seems like everyone writes about war from the point of view of the soldiers. I
wanted to write a novel from the vantage point of the people left behind in the
states while their loved ones fought. During the 1940s, a common phrase used by
Americans overseas was "Any news from the home front?" I changed that
a little and came up with my title.
Why World War Two?
The war
years of the 1940s were perhaps the last time everyone in this country came
together behind a single cause. There was a real possibility the American way
of life would come to an end with the aggression shown by the Japanese and
German military's. People were scared and motivated to do their part. It seemed
like fertile ground for a story.
Your two main characters are women. Why?
The so-called
"women's movies" of the 1930s and 1940s fascinate me. They have
strong female characters and I find that really interesting. In my novel I
wanted to show that strength does not just come from a gun, it also comes from
inside when having to deal with tragedy, rationing, invasion fears, etc. I also
liked the idea of having one of my characters work at an aircraft plant. People
too often overlook the tremendous contribution to the war made by women; aside
from Rosie the Riveter you never hear any of their stories.
What books have influenced your style of
writing the most?
I was
influenced early by Ayn Rand ("The Fountainhead" and "Atlas
Shrugged"). She has a way of creating characters and setting scenes that
really make you sit up and take notice. In all my fiction writing I try to
create characters as vivid and memorable as hers. It's not easy, let me tell
you.
Are there specific teachers whom you gained a
love for reading and writing from?
I was
an avid reader long before I started formal schooling. Reading and I were best
friends from an early age. I was really sick as a child so I had lots of time
to myself to engage my imagination. It was probably one of the best things that
could have ever happened to me. I started writing pretty young, too, noodling
around with words, creating animal stories and various adventures. I began writing
professionally quite early and built a career writing for newspapers,
magazines, radio, the stage and some television.
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