Interview with Judith Marshall, author of Husbands May Come and Go but Friends Are Forever
The story takes place in Northern California in the spring of 2000, when the dot-com boom was at its peak. Elizabeth Reilly-Hayden is a successful executive in her late fifties and a divorced mother of two. Emotionally armored and living alone, she wants only to maintain the status quo: her long-term significant other, her job, and her trusted friends—five feisty women whose high school friendship has carried them through multiple marriages, dramatic divorces, and maddening menopause. Yet in a matter of days, the three anchors that have kept her moored are ripped away. The group of lifelong pals gathers at Lake Tahoe to attend to the funeral arrangements of their beloved friend, and tries to unravel the mystery of her death. Through their shared tragedy, Liz learns how disappointment and grief can bloom into healing and hope. What genre is it? What kind of readers will it appeal to? Women of the same demographic as the characters? Maybe you’d better tell us a bit more about Elizabeth and her circle of friends. Karen Christensen is a woman as rudderless as she is beautiful, whose darkest fear is to live and die alone. Virginia Ann Peterson, a bawdy broad who shoots from the lip. Rose Marie Reyes, a stalwart wife and mother who believes in happy endings. Arlene Shoren, a fading femme fatale who follows her instincts high and low. JoAnn Silva, a strong survivor whose abusive past wounded by never scarred her. If you had to pick one thing that this book is about, what would it be? How would you like readers to feel? Is there any book out there that is similar to this one? That book was made into a very successful movie. We hear you’ve got some news in that respect. That’s great news. Any expectations? Have you written any other books that we should read next? Tell us a bit about yourself. Do you have a website where we can keep up with your work? How can we follow you on Twitter and/or Facebook? |
Thanks for posting my interview. I hope readers will check out some of the 60 5-star reviews on Amazon.
At a time when divorce is prevalent in our country, I think
it’s a timely book that speaks to many, including myself,
about healing and the value of friendship, and I would recommend
it to others because it’s about helping people.
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