Elaine Roth, THE MIDNIGHT GARDEN

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Zibby Owens

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🗓️ 24 December 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Zibby interviews debut author Elaine Roth about THE MIDNIGHT GARDEN, a hopeful and heartfelt story of a young widow’s journey as she tries to move forward after an incredible loss, with elements of magical realism and second-chance love. Elaine, a young widow herself, reveals how her experiences influenced the narrative, and she and Zibby delve into the central question of whether one can find love again after losing an unconditional love. They also talk about the small-town setting of the book, the power of writing as a coping mechanism, and the growing network of books on young widowhood. Finally, Elaine shares details of her writing process and her best advice to aspiring writers.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Zibi Owens, and you're listening to Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books.
0:06.7	This 30-minute podcast features a new author interviewed by me every single day, 365 days a year, for about 30 minutes.
0:14.9	I am also the publisher for Zibi Books, which publishes 12 books a year in fiction and memoir.
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0:47.0	enjoy some of our other offerings but this here podcast is the basis of all of it and started in
0:53.3	2018 and no matter what i do this is basically my of all of it and started in 2018. And no matter what I do, this is basically
0:56.5	my favorite thing. Enjoy. Elaine Roth is the author of The Midnight Garden, a novel.
1:07.2	Elaine is a New Jersey-based author who writes about young widowhood, grief, and dating as a solo parent.
1:12.4	Her work has appeared on Huff Post, Refinery 29, Modern Loss, and Scary Mommy.
1:17.2	Her story was also featured on People.com and in the New York Times.
1:20.9	She has two kids and an adorably neurotic rescue dog who keeps her busy when she's not writing or teaching Pilates.
1:26.7	You can read her story on
1:27.8	reconstructing a year in hope.com or connect with Elaine on Instagram at This Young Widow Life.
1:33.8	Welcome, Elaine. Thank you so much for coming on moms don't have time to read books to discuss
1:38.2	your debut novel, The Midnight Garden. Thank you so much for having me. Your book was really,
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