What was it like to turn to a serious historical novel after writing a mystery series?
Actually, the mysteries were a “filler” until the serious novel could be worked out. I needed real life tragedy and personal victories in the face of opposition that I didn’t have when I began the novel at age twenty-seven. And I knew it. I also had to learn that an epic like this one had to have more than one point of view. I had to develop my male characters fully. Once I added scenes from their points of view, the novel came alive. Thanks, G.G. Your novel certainly reflects your many years of living with these characters and their setting. Readers may be interested in our review of The Last Waltz, which is both a romantic love story and a fascinating look at Austria during and between the world wars. AML Review of The Last Waltz Reviewed by Jaymie Reynolds It is December of 1913 in Vienna and Amalia Faulhaber is surrounded by the whirlwind that is the life of a nineteen-year-old socialite. She is comfortable and confident in her wealth, her heritage, and most of all, in her engageme
