![]() 10, Ocean County Library, 101 Washington St. 9, Watchung Booksellers, 54 Fairfield St., MontclairĪND: 7 p.m. ![]() 8 at Word Bookstore, 126 Franklin St., Brooklyn, New YorkĪLSO: 7 p.m. WHAT: The new historical novel by Amy Stewart, available now from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. I’m working on another novel now, and it’s just about ready to go.” “They went on to do some very interesting things, so definitely stay tuned. “But, what I wanted was a way into Henry Kaufman’s factory and into his world, and I wanted a way to indulge my fascination with the silk strikes a little bit more, so that’s what she provided.”Īfter so much time and effort researching the Kopp family’s history, Stewart also said she isn’t done telling the sisters’ story just yet. She is witty, sharply-drawn, and suffers no fools Suzanne Rindell, author of The Other Typist. Amy Stewart's true-life protagonist is a rough and tumble version of the early 20th century's New Woman. ![]() “She’s an entire character and an entire plotline that’s invented,” Stewart said. Girl Waits With Gun makes excellent use of history to put a fresh spin on classic cop-and-crook types. One of those deviations is the creation of an original character, silk-dyeing factory worker Lucy Blake, who serves as entry point for Stewart to discuss the 1913 Paterson silk strike. “I made a few small deviations that are explained in the back (of the book), but very minor things.” “Everything I know about them that actually occurred is in there, more or less as it actually happened,” Stewart said. ![]()
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