How Lori Rader-Day Wrote a Historical Novel About War Evacuees in Agatha Christie's Vacation Home

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🗓️ 16 December 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Accomplished mystery writer Lori Rader-Day was drawn to the story of children who were evacuated to Agatha Christie's vacation home during WWII, but having never written a historical novel before, she faced challenges. We talk about what she learned along the way while working on "Death at Greenway." | Subscribe to the newsletter for regular updates. http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe | Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing course. https://j.mp/3oooKmK | Peeve Wars card game. http://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/grammar-girl-s-peeve-wars | Grammar Girl books. bit.ly/GrammarPopBooks | HOST: Mignon Fogarty | VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) | Grammar Girl is part of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network. | Theme music by Catherine Rannus at beautifulmusic.co.uk. | Links: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe https://www.tiktok.com/@therealgrammargirl http://twitter.com/grammargirl http://facebook.com/grammargirl http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl

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0:00.0	I'm a young folk, and you can think of me as your friendly guide to the English language.
0:11.2	We talk about writing, history, rules, and cool stuff.
0:14.7	Today I'm here with one of my favorite authors, Laurie Raider Day.
0:18.2	Her books include The Lucky One, Under A Dark Sky, The Day I Died, and More.
0:23.2	And she just released her first historical novel, Death at Greenway, said in Agatha Christie's
0:29.2	World War II Home.
0:31.0	And I think you'll enjoy our conversation about her new book and all the challenges of
0:35.5	writing a historical novel.
0:37.5	Thanks for being with me today, Laurie.
0:39.3	Thanks so much for having me.
0:41.1	You bet.
0:42.1	So why don't you start by telling us about the book?
0:44.5	Sure.
0:45.5	So, Death at Greenway is based on a little known fact in history that Agatha Christie's
0:52.0	beloved holiday home Greenway House in Devon was used to house some war evacuees during
0:58.8	World War II.
1:00.2	I discovered that little fact when I was reading a nonfiction book about how Agatha Christie
1:05.1	works called The Secret Notebooks of Agatha Christie.
1:08.1	If you're a super fan, you might be interested in that book as well.
1:11.6	And it was just like a little slow throw away sentence about this having happened.
1:16.7	And it sort of struck something very deep inside my heart.
1:20.2	I just really wanted to read that story.
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