Tony
The love story
is a very unusual one, both because of the reversal of the usual ages, because
there was such a large gap, and because Rose was aware of her feelings at such
a young age. What made you construct it so?
Christopher
I never really thought of it as particularly unusual.
Aren’t all love stories unusual, each one different from the next, an area of
life where fact is stranger than fiction, or should be? Anything less, and
perhaps it’s not a love story at all? But yes, I guess the love story between
Jacob and Rose is not in the conventional style of ‘boy meets girl’ or ‘older
man meets younger woman’, even more so given that it’s set in the 1930s and
40s. But Rose is a free spirit and follows her heart – she is human, after all,
even if it is the 30s and 40s – and her heart is with Jacob. She doesn’t
necessarily know what her feelings for him are when she’s young, but she knows
that the feelings are there, and once Jacob is old enough to realise it too,
the rest is inevitable. Star-crossed lovers, destined to be together, destined
to be apart too.
Tony
Now that this
book is behind you, do you already have plans for another? If so, what and
when?
Christopher
As mentioned above, I’ve already got another finished manuscript
that I wrote before Lost in the Flames.
The Art of Waiting is another love
story set before, during, and after the Second World War – this time in Venice
and Russia. Whether or not it ever sees the light of day will depend on how
things go with Lost in the Flames.
Thanks Christopher, for your time in answering all those questions and the best of success for your book..
Tomorrow, on the blog, it will be the turn of Derek J Taylor to answer some questions about his book A Horse in the Bathroom.
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