109: Gina Wilkinson- Author of When the Apricots Bloom
Gina spoke to us from Australia only hours after a major earthquake shook her town, but she's used to living in danger zones. In fact, her real-life experience of living in Baghdad at the time of Hussein's toppling and discovering a good friend was an informant for the Iraqi government was the springboard for Gina's debut which subsequently became a Target Book of the Month pick. Moving from her previous career as a foreign correspondent into novel writing offered challenges but proved to be the unique card Gina played during querying her novel which landed her an agent here in the States. We…
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