{"id":8377,"date":"2012-03-15T08:05:18","date_gmt":"2012-03-15T12:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/?p=8377"},"modified":"2012-03-15T08:05:18","modified_gmt":"2012-03-15T12:05:18","slug":"the-haunting-of-maddy-clare-by-simone-st-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/15\/the-haunting-of-maddy-clare-by-simone-st-james\/","title":{"rendered":"The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Comment to enter to win a copy of<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong> THE HAUNTING OF MADDY CLARE<\/strong><\/span> and please welcome <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/simonestjames.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Simone St. James<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (a fellow Canadian) to the blog. \ud83d\ude42 I&#8217;m also going to throw in the second season of <strong>Downton Abbey<\/strong>&#8211;love it, have it, watch it often; can&#8217;t wait until third season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">~*~*~<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why the 1920&#8217;s?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B006LU1MGO\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thesea0f-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B006LU1MGO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8381\" style=\"border-image: initial; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; border-width: 1px; border-color: black; border-style: solid;\" title=\"Haunting of Maddy Clare\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Haunting-of-Maddy-Clare.jpg?resize=250%2C374\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"374\" \/><\/a>Having set my gothic historical ghost story romance, <strong>The Haunting of Maddy Clare<\/strong>, in 1920s England, I sometimes get the question asked \u2013 why set my story in the 1920s? What is it about that era that readers should be interested in?<\/p>\n<p>A lot! I think the popularity of <strong>Downton Abbey<\/strong> speaks for itself \u2013 though the first seasons were set in the pre-World War I and World War I years, it&#8217;s easy to see the appeal of the early 20<sup>th<\/sup> century for today&#8217;s audience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>First<\/strong> \u2013 it&#8217;s modern, but not too modern. We recognize a world with radios, cars, and telephones, but we can still be swept away to an era in without relentless cell phones, video games, airport security, traffic jams, and blaring TV&#8217;s. (Personally, I read historicals just to get away from these things!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Second<\/strong> \u2013 the clothes. Dresses, heels, and stockings for women, topped with gorgeous cloche hats. Spunky bobbed hairdos, dark eyes, and bright lipstick. For men \u2013 oh my. Who can resist a man in a suit and hat? Yum.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Third<\/strong> \u2013 The role of women in society. Times were changing, and with all the men away at war, more women worked for a living. With so many men who never came home, thousands of women were left single or widowed, supporting themselves, sometimes with children. Women got the vote, learned to be independent, and built careers \u2013 a great opportunity to create heroines.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8379\" title=\"lady\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/lady.jpg?resize=199%2C254\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"254\" \/><strong>Fourth<\/strong> \u2013 Did I mention the clothes?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fifth<\/strong> \u2013 The aftermath of the Great War. The war had a far-reaching effect on almost every aspect of society. An entire generation of men \u2013 the ones who came home at all, that is \u2013 was left with injuries both physical and psychological, and terrible memories that none of them could ever speak of. The women who loved these heroes were just as brave. Courage, heroism, cowardice, fear, and sacrifice \u2013 it&#8217;s a deep, rewarding well for any writer or reader to jump into.<\/p>\n<p>I love this era, and it&#8217;s been wonderful to see Downtown Abbey bring it to the forefront, helping lots of other people discover it too. Here&#8217;s hoping for lots more early twentieth century settings!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>About the Author: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Simone St. James <\/strong>wrote her first ghost story, about a haunted library, when she was in high school.\u00a0 Unaware that real people actually became writers, she pursued a career behind the scenes in the television business. 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