Historical Riches feat. Lauren Belfer, author of And After the Fire
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Join me as I chat with Lauren Belfer, author of several riveting historical novels including And After the Fire and A Fierce Radiance.
Highlights:
Genesis of And After the Fire
Learning about the music of Johann Sebastian Bach
Salons of 19th-century Berlin and Fanny Mendelsohn
Role of Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, son of Johann Sebastian Bach, in the novel
Fanny Mendelsohn's fraught relationship with her brother Felix Mendelsohn
What is so appealing about Bach's music?
Reading from And After the Fire
Using details in historical fiction
Process of writing
Genesis of A Fierce…
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