I am happy to post my interview with D.L. Bogdan, author of “The Sumerton Women”, “Secrets at the Tudor Court” and “Rivals in the Tudor court”. “The Sumerton Women” launches today , so on this occasion I had a little talk with D.L. Bogdan. Enjoy!
Q : Welcome to Queen Anne Boleyn Website! Could you share with us a little about yourself and your background?
A : I am the proud wife of a very handsome retired US Navy Chief, and together we have a blended family of four, making our home in central WI. I also am a trained pianist and vocalist—though I admit, much of that training was set aside when I discovered Janis Joplin, classic rock, and show tunes. I still love to play and sing a very eclectic variety of music, however, and it is a great twin outlet to my writing. I come from a strongly Chicagoan background and am the first of my family to be born in Wisconsin. If you are not familiar with the area, there is a great rivalry between WI and its neighboring state of IL, so I have had to swear allegiance to both football teams—the Bears and the Packers! It may just start a war yet . . .
Q : I loved the characters and the storyline in “The Sumerton Women”. Are those characters based on real people/events?
A : Most of the characters in THE SUMERTON WOMEN are of my own creation. There are some, as I call them, “guest appearances” by historical figures, most prominently the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer. The events that drive the conflict in the novel, such as the British Reformation and the ups and downs in Henry VIII’s and Edward VI’s England, are real.
Q : When and how characters from your book became real in your imagination? When did you decide you will write this novel?
